"Slammin' Sam" Snead could hit the ball a country mile with a swing that was the sweetest in golf. "It was a gift, something you can't teach," two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange said. "His ...

Roger Watson earned national golf acclaim by beating the legendary Sam Snead, but became one of North Carolina’s best-known and respected golf figures. Watson, who died this past week at 81, played in ...

Even as he aged out of his prime, Sam Snead retained one of the sweetest swings in golf. His putting stroke was another story. By 1966, when Snead was in his fifties, his struggles with the flatstick ...

"Frigidaire" promotional golf ball signed by Sam Snead. Perhaps no golfer’s swing has been as influential as that of “Slammin’ Sammy” Snead’s. Called “perfect” by later professionals such as Jack ...

He knew he could never match the success of the great Sam Snead, but he won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour and four more on the senior circuit. By Richard Sandomir J.C. Snead, who knew he could ...

North Myrtle Beach resident Roger Watson won the 1974 and 1975 PGA Professional National Championship tournaments, both in playoffs, and the 1974 playoff was over Sam Snead at Pinehurst Resort. The ...