Sam Snead gambled with the "graveyard of the Masters," the tortuous thirteenth hole, and beat Ben Hogan by a stroke in an 18-hole playoff for the Masters golf title Monday.

That’s the year he won 18 PGA Tour titles, a staggering 11 in a row. While critics have scoffed that the titles came against depleted fields in the war years, history shows Snead and Hogan played in ...

Sam Snead, whose picture-perfect golf swing carried him to a record 81 PGA Tour victories including three Masters -- and earned him a reputation as one of the most gifted athletes to play the game ...

MODEL SWING: These photos show Sam's steady head, which helped his rhythm. Keep your head in place, and you'll improve your tempo and ball-striking. When I go to the Masters now, I miss watching ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Sam Snead participated in his 62nd straight Masters on Thursday, hitting a ceremonial first tee shot that flew right into the gallery and broke a spectator's glasses. Snead, 89, is ...

Tiger now trails Sam Snead by just one PGA Tour win. ... Tour in 16 consecutive seasons, which is the second-longest run behind Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus' 17 years in a row with a win.

Snead played in 585 PGA Tour events and won 82 of his first 425 (none for the last 18 years). Woods caught him in 359 events, and his .228 winning mark is best all-time, narrowly over Ben Hogan.

J.C. Snead, who knew he could never match the golfing success of his celebrated uncle Sam Snead but who nevertheless won a combined 12 tournaments on the PGA Tour and senior tour, died on April 25 ...