Sam Snead | |||||||||||
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Snead in 1967 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | Samuel Jackson Snead | ||||||||||
Nickname | The Slammer Slammin' Sammy | ||||||||||
Died | May 23, 2002 Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 89)||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||
Spouse | Audrey Karnes Snead (m. 1940–90, her death) | ||||||||||
Children | Sam Jr., Terrence | ||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||
Turned professional | 1934 | ||||||||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 142 | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
PGA Tour | 82 (Tied 1st all time) | ||||||||||
LPGA Tour | 1 | ||||||||||
Other | 45 (regular) 14 (senior) | ||||||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 7) | |||||||||||
Masters Tournament | Won: 1949, 1952, 1954 | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | Won: 1942, 1949, 1951 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | 2nd/T2: 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953 | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | Won: 1946 | ||||||||||
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