"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 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 5 -- Two familiar faces stood on the first tee at Augusta National this morning. And honorary Masters starters Byron Nelson and Sam Snead did not disappoint the 500-plus ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO — “If you could putt, Sam, we’d all be playing for second place.” That’s what Keith Baumgardner, who caddied for Sam Snead at the PGA Championship at Tanglewood Park, heard Gary Player tell ...