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Images and analysis of 82-time PGA Tour winner ‘Slammin’ Sammy’ Snead’s driver swing, circa 1961. As a senior in high school, Golf Academy lead coach Skip Guss had the good fortune of running into Sam ...
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, died Thursday at age 89. Snead died ...
1. Keep weight on the inside of your trail foot. Snead starts by explaining a swing feeling that has become an important part of teaching nowadays, as teachers use state-of-the-art technology to ...
Sam Snead lines up a putt during the Masters. An artist on the golf course and owner of arguably the finest swing the game has ever seen, Sam Snead’s wisdom outlives him through his quips and quotes.
Baumgardner, whose life has sort of revolved around golf, remembers how smooth the 62-year-old Snead’s swing was back then. Snead played well — yes, he putted poorly — and was tied for third ...
Roger Watson earned national golf acclaim by beating the legendary Sam Snead, but became one of North Carolina’s best-known ...
Sam Snead hits a shot near a sand trap on the second hole during the final round of the 1949 PGA championship held at Hermitage Country Club (now Belmont Golf Course). Snead, ... great swing and ...
Roger Watson, who gained national golf acclaim by beating Sam Snead and is a member of the NC Sports Hall of Fame, has died at 81.
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.