Sam Snead's Achievements
1949 Player of the year Ryder Cup Teams in 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 – Playing Captain, 1955, 1959 – Playing Captain, 1969 – Captain. 1956, 1960 and 1961 World Cup Teams 1949, 1952 and 1954 Masters Winner 1946 British Open Winner 1942, 1949 and 1951 PGA Championship Winner Member of the PGA and World Golf Halls of Fame, The Helms Hall of Fame, The Virginia Hall of Fame and The West Virginia Hall of Fame. 1938, 1949 and 1950 PGA Leading Money Winner 1959, Sam shot a world record 59 in a U.S.G.A sanctioned golf tournament. Sam has finished 1 st Place 185 times. Sam has finished 2 nd Place 63 times. Sam has finished 3 rd Place 54 times. Sam has finished in the Top 10 358 times and in the Top 25 473 times. Sam has had a hole-in-one with every club in the bag except the putter. Sam has had 37 holes-in-one and 4 double eagles. Sam has set 164 course records. If Sam had shot 69 in the last round, he would have won 9 U.S. Opens. Sam has won tournaments in 6 DECADES. Sam won the G.C.O for the first time in 1938 and for the eighth time in 1965 – a span of 27 years, which is still the record. SAM SNEAD IS THE NUMBER 1 RANKED GOLFER OF ALL TIME, ACCORDING TO THE P.G.A. TOUR POINTS SYSTEM!!! |
