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These 350 acres are where Samuel Jackson Snead spent the summers of his final 25 years of life. It’s where his son, Sam Snead Jr. (Jack) lives today, and where Sneads have always resided since being ...
Snead died at his home in Hot Springs, Va., daughter-in-law Anne Snead said. He had suffered a series of recent strokes and died while she and his son Sam Jr. were with him. "He didn't seem scared ...
Snead is survived by two sons, Samuel J. Jr. and Terry; and two grandchildren. A memorial service is planned in Hot Springs on Sunday. Reuters and Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sam Snead, the golfing great known as ``Slammin' Sam'' who used the sweetest swing in the game to win seven major championships and a record 81 PGA Tour events, ... Sam Jr., and daughter-in-law.
No one won more than Sam Snead. Not many looked better doing it. Despite his record 81 victories on the PGA Tour, seven major championships, 10 appearances in the Ryder Cup as a player or captain ...
John Byron Nelson Jr. was born first on Feb. 4 outside Waxahachie, Texas, Samuel Jackson Snead on May 27 in Ashwood, Va., and William Benjamin Hogan on Aug. 13 in Stephenville, Texas. ... “Sam Snead ...
In the 1968, Sam Snead's inventive cure for his putting troubles led to a new rule that still holds sway in the game today. The post A croquet-style stroke is illegal with a putter. But what about ...
In October 1970, Snead aced the 18th hole of the Old White House Course (now Old White TPC), with a 7-iron covering the 163 yards. At the time it was his 18th career ace and the fourth on that ...
Samuel Jackson Snead was a hillbilly from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who learned to play golf barefoot and went on to rank as one of the immortals of the game. Snead died Thursday in ...