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{{short description|American professional golfer (1912–2002)}}
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| name              = Sam Snead
| image             = Sam Snead - DPLA - d59b42eaed0414d60e380647d33d0992.jpg
| imagesize         = 250px
| caption           = Snead in 1984
| fullname          = Samuel Jackson Snead
| nickname          = {{ubl|The Slammer|Slammin' Sammy}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1912|5|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Ashwood, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2002|5|23|1912|5|27|mf=y}}
| death_place       = [[Hot Springs, Virginia]], U.S.
| height            = 5 ft 11 in
| weight            = 185 lb
| sporting_nationality = {{USA}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Audrey Karnes|1940|1990|end=her death}}
| children          = 2
| college           = <!--none-->
| yearpro           = 1934
| extour            = {{ubl|[[PGA Tour]]|[[Champions Tour]]}}
| prowins           = 143
| pgawins           = 82 ([[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins|tied 1st all time]])
| lpgawins          = 1
| otherwins         = {{ubl|46 (regular)|14 (senior)}}
| majorwins         = 7
| masters           = '''Won''': [[1949 Masters Tournament|1949]], [[1952 Masters Tournament|1952]], [[1954 Masters Tournament|1954]]
| usopen            = 2nd/T2: [[1937 U.S. Open (golf)|1937]], [[1947 U.S. Open (golf)|1947]], [[1949 U.S. Open (golf)|1949]], [[1953 U.S. Open (golf)|1953]]
| open              = '''Won''': [[1946 Open Championship|1946]]
| pga               = '''Won''': [[1942 PGA Championship|1942]], [[1949 PGA Championship|1949]], [[1951 PGA Championship|1951]]
| wghofid           = sam-snead
| wghofyear         = 1974
| award1            = [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour<br />leading money winner]]
| year1             = 1938, 1949, 1950
| award2            = [[PGA Player of the Year|PGA Golfer of the Year]]
| year2             = 1949
| award3            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year3             = 1938, 1949, 1950, 1955
| award4            = [[PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| year4             = 1998
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
| module          = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
 | signature       = Sam_Snead_signature.jpg
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'''Samuel Jackson Snead''' ({{IPAc-en|s|n|iː|d}} {{respell|SNEED}}; May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American [[professional golfer]] who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won [[PGA of America]] and [[Senior PGA Tour]] events over six decades)<ref name=ssneadi>{{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYhoyanMOA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/5OYhoyanMOA| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=Global Sportsline Toronto |via=YouTube |title=Sam Snead, Golf Legend |date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Snead was awarded a record 94 gold medallions, for wins in PGA of America (referred to by most as the PGA) Tour<ref name=mapga>{{cite web |url=https://mapga.com/team-members/snead-sam-1986 |title=Snead inducted onto the Middle Atlantic PGA Hall of Fame |publisher=PGA Middle Atlantic Section |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716031357/https://mapga.com/team-members/snead-sam-1986/ }}</ref><ref name=pgat>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/professionalgolf0000gabr |title=The Professional Golfers' Association Tour: a history |last=Gabriel |first=Mike |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland |year=2001 |lccn=00068720 |oclc=1069744188 |isbn=0-7864-0844-8 |url-access=registration }}</ref> events<ref name=sspgaa>{{cite web |url= https://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/sam-sneads-son-keeps-fathers-memory-alive-telling-stories |website=PGA of America |title=Sam Snead's son keeps his father's memory alive by telling stories |date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> and later credited with winning a record [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins|82]] [[PGA Tour]] events<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2022 |title=Wins and Finishes |work=PGA Tour Media Guide |url=https://www.pgatourmediaguide.com/records/all-time/36 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921230835/https://pgatourmediaguide.com/records/all-time/36 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="howto82">{{cite web |title=How we got to 82 |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tiger-woods-chasing-82-wins-record-sam-snead-history/tiger-woods-sam-snead-chasing-82-pga-tour-wins-record-history-how-we-got-here.html |last=Livsey |first=Laury |date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> tied with [[Tiger Woods]], including seven [[Men's major golf championships|majors]]. He never won the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 1974.

Snead's nicknames included "The Slammer", "Slammin' Sammy Snead", and "The Long Ball Hitter from [[West Virginia]]", and he was admired by many for having a "perfect swing", which generated many imitators. Snead was famed for his folksy image, wearing a straw hat, and making such statements as "Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt,"<ref>{{cite book |title=The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations |editor-last=Apfelbaum |editor-first=Jim |year=2007 |publisher=[[Skyhorse Publishing]] |location=New York |isbn=978-1-60239-014-0|lccn = 2007005352}}</ref> and, "There are no short hitters on the tour anymore, just long and unbelievably long."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liveabout.com/sam-snead-quotes-1563666 |title=Sam Snead Quotes |editor-last=Kelley |editor-first=Brent |date=May 24, 2019 |access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref> Fellow West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame Inductee [[William C. Campbell (golfer)|Bill Campbell]] has said of Snead, "He was the best natural player ever. He had the eye of an eagle, the grace of a leopard, and the strength of a lion." [[Gary Player]] once said, "I don't think there's any question in my mind that Sam Snead had the greatest golf swing of any human being that ever lived." [[Jack Nicklaus]] said that Snead's swing was "so perfect{{nbsp}}... and the most fluid motion in the game of golf".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2002/11/02/2002-obituary-so-long-slammin-sam-his-swing-was-th/76797221007/ | title=2002: Obituary - So long to Slammin' Sam: His swing was the thing }}</ref>

==Biography==
===Personal life===
Born in [[Ashwood, Virginia]], near [[Hot Springs, Virginia|Hot Springs]], Snead began caddying at age seven at [[The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Homestead]]'s Old Course in Hot Springs. He worked as an assistant pro at The Homestead at 17 in 1929, then moved to the Cascades Course and turned professional in 1934.<ref name=mapga/> During the depression, Snead taught himself the game of golf from a set of clubs carved from tree limbs. Snead joined the PGA Tour in 1936 and achieved immediate success by winning the West Virginia Closed Pro tournament.

In 1936 he won two matches at the [[Meadow Brook Golf Club|Meadow Brook Club]], earning a $10,000 prize. This gave him the money he needed to start playing professionally full-time.<ref>{{cite book |last=Moss |first=Richard J. |title=The Kingdom of Golf in America |page=188 |date=June 1, 2013 |publisher=U of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-4680-5 |lccn=2012047430 |oclc=841906541}}</ref> In 1944 he became resident playing professional at [[The Greenbrier]] Resort in [[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia]], and maintained ties to Hot Springs and The Homestead all of his life. During the winter, he was a resident playing pro at the [[Boca Raton Resort]] from 1956 to 1969.<ref name=mmay>{{cite news |url=http://www.gogolfandtravel.com/florida-historic-golf-trail/boca-raton-resort |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708232552/http://www.gogolfandtravel.com/florida-historic-golf-trail/boca-raton-resort |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 8, 2019 |publisher=Go Golf and Travel |title=Golf @ The Boca Resort: Living, Breathing History |first=Mike |last=May}}</ref> Each spring he returned to the Mid-Atlantic, stopping at The [[Masters Tournament]] on his way back to The Greenbrier.

Snead served in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]] from 1942 to 1944.<ref name="Gettinto">{{cite book |title=Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf |author-link=Al Barkow |first=Al |last=Barkow |year=1986 |publisher=Atheneum |location=New York |isbn=978-0-689-11517-2 |lccn = 85047660|oclc=42892255}}</ref> He was an athletic specialist in Cmdr. [[Gene Tunney]]'s program in [[San Diego]], and was given a medical [[Military discharge#United States|discharge]] for a back injury in September 1944.<ref name=ssgmd>{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p5ExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3860,1762916 |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Sam Snead discharged from navy |date=September 13, 1944 |page=6}}</ref>

Snead appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[The Phil Silvers Show]]'', "The Colonel Breaks Par", in 1957.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Colonel Breaks Par |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0674174/ |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

His nephew, [[J. C. Snead]], was also a successful professional golfer, winning tournaments on both the [[PGA Tour]] and the [[Champions Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vshfm.com/hall/induct_jcsnead.html|title=Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2003|access-date=March 15, 2010|archive-date=November 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130135629/http://vshfm.com/hall/induct_jcsnead.html}}</ref>

===Career===
In July 1936, Snead won his first tournament, the West Virginia Closed Pro, contested at [[The Greenbrier]]'s Championship Course and Old White Course. He shot rounds of 70–61 to rout [[Logan, West Virginia]] professional, Clem Wiechman by 16 strokes (74-73).<ref>{{cite web |last=Kelley |first=Brent |title=Largest Margin of Victory on the PGA Tour |work=About.com Sports |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgawinmargin.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628075033/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgawinmargin.htm }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28310306/portsmouth-daily-times/ |newspaper=[[Portsmouth Daily Times]] |title=Weichman Second in White Sulphur Event |date=July 11, 1936 |page=3}}</ref> The following month, he won the first of 17 [[West Virginia Open]] championships by beating Art Clark by five strokes at Guyan Country Club in [[Huntington, West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47603928/bluefield-daily-telegraph/ |newspaper=[[Bluefield Daily Telegraph]] |title=Sam Snead Blast Out Five-Under-Par to Win State Open Golf Title |date=August 8, 1936 |page=8}}</ref>

In 1937, Snead's first full year on the PGA Tour,<ref name=mapga/> he won six events, including the [[Oakland Open]] at Claremont Country Club in California and his second West Virginia Open. In Snead's debut in the [[1937 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] hosted at [[Oakland Hills Country Club|Oakland Hills]], he finished runner-up to [[Ralph Guldahl]] (who won with 19 clubs in his bag).<ref name=37usopen>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74B_giQRJ8M | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/74B_giQRJ8M| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=1937 U.S. Open Highlights |publisher=[[United States Golf Association|USGA]] |date=August 17, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Snead shared the first round lead shooting 69 with fellow West Virginian [[Denny Shute]] ([[1936 PGA Championship|1936]] and [[1937 PGA Championship|1937]] PGA Champion). In Snead's first of two attempts in [[The Open Championship]], he finished tied for 11th.<ref name=ghcbv>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jkJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4146%2C1584837 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Scotland |title=Cotton's brilliant victory |date=July 10, 1937 |page=6}}</ref>

In 1938, Snead first won the [[Greater Greensboro Open]], the first of eight times, the Tour record for victories in a single tournament event. Snead's last win at Greensboro was in 1965, at the age of {{age in years and days|1912|5|27|1965|4|3}}, making him the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oldest PGA Tour Winners |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgaoldestw.htm |first=Brent |last=Kelley |work=About.com Sports |publisher=About.com |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054509/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgaoldestw.htm }}</ref> Snead introduced his first book, ''Sam Snead's quick way to better golf''.<ref name=qwbg>{{cite book |title=Sam Snead's quick way to better golf |last=Snead |first=Sam |location=Garden City, New York |publisher=Sun Dial Press |year=1938 |lccn=39000237 |isbn=978-1-161-62978-1 |oclc=504827770}}</ref>

In 1939, Snead won three times. 1939 was the first of four times (although Snead had already come close in 1937, losing to the eventual champion who had 19 clubs in his bag) where Snead failed at crucial moments of the [[1939 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], the only major event he never won. Needing a par to win at the Philadelphia C.C., but not knowing that, since on-course scoreboards did not exist at that time, Snead posted a triple-bogey 8 on the par-5 72nd hole, taking a risky shot from a difficult lie in the fairway. Snead had been told on the 18th tee by a spectator that he needed a birdie to win.<ref name="Gettinto" /> Snead ended up in fifth place, two shots behind three players who went into a playoff.

[[File:Sam Snead 1945.jpg|thumb|left|Snead lacing up his golf shoes in the locker room, circa 1945]]

During [[World War II]], Snead was prevented from participating in 14 major championships (1940–1945 Open Championship, 1942–1945 U.S. Open, 1943–1945 Masters, 1943 PGA Championship), due to their cancellations. Snead served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1944.

In 1946, Snead won six times including the [[1946 Open Championship|Open Championship]] at [[St Andrews]]. His expenses for playing there were more than three times his winning purse.<ref name=46open>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016478.html |first=Bob |last=Carter |title=Only old age could stop Snead |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=theopen>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-02-sp-4783-story.html |title=After 51 Years on Tour, Snead Takes It Easy |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 2, 1989 |access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> Snead tied for sixth in the Open in 1962. Snead introduced the book, ''Sam Snead's How to play golf, and professional tips on improving your score. Also, rules of the game of golf, as approved by the United States Golf Association, and by the Royal and ancient golf club of St. Andrews''.<ref name=htpg>{{cite book |title=Sam Snead's How to play golf and professional tips on improving your score. Also, rules of the game of golf, as approved by the United States Golf Association, and by the Royal and ancient golf club of St. Andrews |last=Snead |first=Sam |location=Garden City, New York |publisher=Garden City Publishing |year=1946 |lccn=46004312 |isbn=978-1-258-14298-8 |ol=OL2693695W}}</ref>

At the U.S. Open in [[1947 U.S. Open (golf)|1947]], Snead missed a {{convert|30|in|cm|adj=on}} putt on the final playoff hole to finish runner-up to [[Lew Worsham]].<ref name=usopen>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwKpsrvdxeA | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SwKpsrvdxeA| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=1947 U.S. Open: Snead Recalls Tough Defeat |publisher=[[United States Golf Association|USGA]] |date=May 27, 2014|access-date=July 21, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Snead won three times in 1948, including his first [[Texas Open]] and fourth [[West Virginia Open]].

In 1949, Snead won nine PGA events including two majors including the Masters<ref name=49masters>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFvfQ54f0-k | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qFvfQ54f0-k| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Masters Golf (1949) |publisher=[[Pathé News]]|website=youtube.com |date=April 13, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the PGA Championship<ref name=49pga>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhrd0y-zhRI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Hhrd0y-zhRI| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Sam Snead Wins PGA (1949) |publisher=Pathé News |website=youtube.com |date=April 13, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and was awarded Golfer of the Year. For Snead, it was the third of four second-place finishes at the [[1949 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]. Needing two pars to finish in a tie for the lead, Snead took three shots to hole out his ball from the fringe of the green on the 17th hole.<ref name=1949nonyt>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/07/11/archives/middlecoff-sinks-decisive-putt-to-capture-reading-golf-with-266.html|newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press|title=Middlecoff Sinks Decisive Putt to Capture Reading Golf With 266|date=July 11, 1949}}</ref><ref name=usopen49>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYgAKsmTCg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022035237/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYgAKsmTCg&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |url-status=bot: unknown |title=1949 U.S. Open Highlights |publisher=[[United States Golf Association]] |date=September 14, 2017 |access-date=July 24, 2019 }}</ref>

In 1950, Snead won 11 events, placing him third in that category behind [[Byron Nelson]] (18, in 1945) and [[Ben Hogan]] (13, in 1946).<ref name="PGA records"/> Snead claimed that 1950 was his "greatest year" winning "eleven tournaments" including a playoff victory over Hogan in the L.A. Open yet lost the "Golfer of the Year" to Hogan, who won one "tournament".<ref name=ssneadi /> His scoring average of 69.23 was a Vardon Trophy record that stood for 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoreavg.htm |title=Lowest PGA Tour Vardon Trophy Scoring Averages |first=Brent |last=Kelley |work=About.com Sports |publisher=About.com |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403165205/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoreavg.htm }}</ref>

In 1952, Snead won ten events including the [[1952 Masters Tournament|Masters]].<ref name=52masters>{{cite web |url=https://www.masters.com/en_US/watch/2012-03-31/013673d17e7800000026.html |title=Masters Greats: Sam Snead 1952 |website=masters.com}}</ref> At the [[Jacksonville Open]], Snead forfeited rather than play an 18-hole playoff against [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] after the two golfers finished in a tie at the end of regulation play. The forfeit stemmed from a ruling Snead received during the tournament's second round of play. On the 10th hole, Snead's drive landed behind an out-of-bounds stake. While [[Chick Harbert]], who was playing with Snead, thought the ball was out of bounds,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vWYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QNoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673,2123731&dq=doug+ford+sam+snead+jacksonville+open+out+of+bounds&hl=en |title=Ford Gets First Major Golf Win |newspaper=[[Reading Eagle]] |agency=United Press |date=March 25, 1952 |page=17 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved after the previous day's play had ended. Afterward, Snead explained why he forfeited even though Ford suggested they play sudden death for the title. "I want to be fair about it. I don't want anyone to think I took advantage of the ruling."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pzBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5341,6203766&dq=doug+ford+sam+snead+jacksonville+open+out+of+bounds&hl=en |title=Sam Snead Forfeits First in Jacksonville Open |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |agency=Associated Press |date=March 25, 1952 |page=12 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref> Snead set the record for most PGA wins after reaching age 40, with 17.

In 1953, Snead won three events. He finished runner-up to Ben Hogan at the [[1953 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] (the fourth time he would finish runner-up at the U.S. Open).<ref name=53open>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6isbcfosGFw | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6isbcfosGFw| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=1953 U.S. Open Highlights |website=youtube.com |publisher=USGA |date=October 10, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1954, Snead won two events, one of which was the [[1954 Masters Tournament|Masters]] in an 18-hole playoff over Ben Hogan.<ref name=54augusta>{{cite web |url=http://www.augusta.com/masters/story/history/1954-snead-wins-legendary-masters-battle-hogan |title=1954: Snead wins in legendary Masters battle with Hogan |website=augusta.com |date=March 22, 2012}}</ref><ref name=54augustalb>{{cite web |url=http://www.augusta.com/masters/historic/leaderboards/1954 |title=Historic Leaderboard: 1954 Masters |website=augusta.com}}</ref><ref name=54masters>{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/crowd-shot-crowd-walks-across-green-at-masters-tournament-news-footage/585554664 |title=Sam Snead wins 1954 Masters Tournament |publisher=[[Getty Images]] |website=gettyimages.co.uk|date=August 2, 2016 }}</ref>

In December 1959, Snead took part in a controversial match against [[Mason Rudolph (golfer)|Mason Rudolph]], at the [[Mid Ocean Club]] in [[Bermuda]]. The match played under the [[NBC|NBC's]] "[[World Championship of Golf|World Championship Golf]]" series, was a match-play event that was tied after 11 holes.  On the 12th hole, Snead discovered that he had a 15th club in the bag, a violation of the [[Rules of golf|Rules of Golf]] that limits a player to 14 clubs. The extra club in his bag, a [[Wood (golf)|fairway wood]] Snead had been experimenting with in practice, meant Rudolph had won on the 12th hole immediately, 11 and 7, after applying the penalty of a loss of hole for each hole the club was in the bag, even though he did not use it during the round. With the match legally concluded, Snead deliberately missed puts later in the program to create the legitimate result, a Rudolph win. Snead explained the match had ended up on the 11 loss of hole penalties, and said he did not disqualify himself in order not to spoil the show. This occurred shortly after the investigations into the [[1950s quiz show scandals|quiz show scandals where players were given answers to questions in fixed matches]].  The match was broadcast in April 1960, and the sponsor canceled further participation in the series after Snead's admission he recreated the result after the match officially ended as a Rudolph win.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QIgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2182,966467&dq=mason+rudolph+sam+snead+asr&hl=en |title=Sponsor Cancels After Snead TV Golf Incident |newspaper=[[The Victoria Advocate]] |agency=Associated Press |date=April 9, 1960 |page=9 |access-date=March 20, 2013}}</ref>  The rule was changed for the 1964 Rules of Golf, where the penalty is capped at two holes ([[match play]]) or two strokes per hole capped at four strokes ([[stroke play]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rule 4 - The Player's Equipment - USGA |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/players-edition/rule-4.html#:~:text=that%20you%20have%20more%20than,upside%20down%20in%20your%20bag).}}</ref>

[[File:Sam Snead 1967.JPG|thumb|A [[publicity photo]] of Snead for his [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television program ''The Sam Snead Golf Show'' in 1967.]]

Beginning in 1960, Snead hosted television's ''Celebrity Golf'' program, emceed by [[Harry von Zell]], competing for charity in nine-hole contests against Hollywood celebrities like [[Dean Martin]], [[Jerry Lewis]] and [[Bob Hope]]. Snead had appeared with [[Martin and Lewis]] in their 1953 comedy film, ''[[The Caddy (film)|The Caddy]]''.

On February 7, 1962, at age 49, Snead won the [[Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational]], an [[LPGA Tour]] "Battle of the Sexes" tournament where he faced off against 14 LPGA pros.  The low woman was [[Mickey Wright]], herself Snead's equivalent in women's golf, with the most wins on that tour.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/slammin-sam-only-man-lpga-victory/ |title=Slammin' Sam the only man with LPGA victory |last=Sobel |first=Jason |date=February 7, 2015 |work=Golf Channel |access-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |title=LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 |publisher=LPGA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref>

His 1962 autobiography was titled ''The Education of a Golfer.''<ref name=ssas>{{cite book |title=The education of a golfer |last=Snead |first=Sam |location=New York |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=1962 |lccn=62009601 |oclc=1087094040}}</ref> Snead later wrote several golf instructional books, and frequently wrote instructional columns in golf magazines.

In 1965, Snead became the oldest player (52 years, 10 months, and 8 days) to win on the PGA Tour (the Greater Greensboro Open).

Snead played on seven [[Ryder Cup]] teams: 1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1959. Snead was selected to the 1939 Ryder Cup team however the event was never played due to World War II.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/video/golf-detective-1939-ryder-cup-never-was |title=Golf Detective: Lost Ryder Cup of 1939 |date=August 11, 2014 |work=[[Golf Channel]]|access-date=July 21, 2019}}</ref> He captained the team in 1951, 1959, and 1969.

In 1971, he won the [[PGA Club Professional Championship]] at [[Pinehurst Resort]].

In [[1973 U.S. Open (golf)|1973]], Snead became the oldest player to make a cut in a U.S. Open at age 61.

In 1974, at age 61, he shot a third-round 66 at the [[Los Angeles Open]] at Riviera Country Club to move into contention.  A birdie at #17 in the last round moved him to within one stroke of the lead. Dave Stockton hit a miraculous fairway wood on the final hole. Snead was joint runner-up.

He shot a final-round 68 at the [[1974 PGA Championship]] to finish tied for third, three strokes behind winner [[Lee Trevino]]. At age 62, it was Snead's third consecutive top-10 finish at the [[PGA Championship]], but his last time in contention at a major.

In 1978, he won the first [[Legends of Golf]] event, which was the impetus for the creation, [[1980 in sports|two years later]], of the Senior PGA Tour, now the [[Champions Tour]].

In [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]], he was the youngest PGA Tour golfer to shoot his age (67) in the second round of the 1979 [[Quad Cities Open]]. He shot under his age (66) in the final round.

In 1982, he teamed with [[Don January]] to shoot 27-under-par to win the rain-shortened 54-hole [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] event at [[Onion Creek Club]] "The Birthplace of the Senior PGA Tour" in [[Austin, Texas]]. This victory would mark victories for Snead that spanned over six decades (1930s–1980s) winning tour and senior tour events.

In 1983, at age 71, he shot a round of 60 (12-under-par) at [[The Homestead (Hot Springs, Virginia)|The Homestead]] in [[Hot Springs, Virginia]].

In 1986, Snead wrote the book, ''Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat''.<ref name=pmh>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/pigeonsmarkshust0000snea |title=Pigeons, marks, hustlers and other golf bettors you can beat |last=Snead |first=Sam |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=1986 |lccn=86019516 |oclc=14131378 |isbn=0-671-54073-4 |url-access=registration }}</ref>

In 1997, at age 85, he shot a round of 78 at the Old White course of [[The Greenbrier]] in [[White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia]].

In 1998, he received the [[PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award]], the fourth person to be so honored.

From 1984 to 2002, he hit the honorary starting tee shot at the [[Masters Tournament]]. Until 1999, he was joined by [[Gene Sarazen]], and until 2001, by [[Byron Nelson]].

In 2000, Snead was ranked the third greatest golfer of all time, in ''[[Golf Digest]]'' magazine's rankings, behind only [[Jack Nicklaus]] and [[Ben Hogan]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040916084849/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |archive-date=September 16, 2004 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |access-date=December 5, 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |magazine=[[Golf Digest]]}}</ref>

===Death===
[[File:Sam Snead Cemetery.jpg|thumb|Snead's grave at his house in Hot Springs]]
Snead died in [[Hot Springs, Virginia]] in 2002 following complications from a stroke, four days before his 90th birthday. He was survived by two sons: Sam Jr. of Hot Springs, and Terry, of Mountain Grove, Virginia, and a brother, Pete, of Pittsburgh, as well as two grandchildren. His wife Audrey died in 1990. His nephew [[J. C. Snead]] was also [https://www.pgatour.com/player/02118/j-c--snead a PGA Tour golfer].

==In popular culture==
Snead was mentioned several times in the comic strip ''[[Peanuts]]'' at the height of his popularity during the 1950s<ref>
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1954/05/16 |title=May 16, 1954 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1955/06/01 |title=June 1, 1955 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}</ref> and 1960s.<ref>
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1960/09/08 |title=September 8, 1960 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1962/07/12 |title=July 12, 1962 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/04/25 |title=April 25, 1963 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/05/06 |title=May 6, 1963 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1968/04/10 |title=April 10, 1968 – Peanuts |work=gocomics.com}}</ref> As its creator and avid golfer [[Charles M. Schulz]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,898627-10,00.html |title=Comics: Good Grief |magazine=Time |date=April 9, 1965}}</ref> said in a 1971 interview: "I was a great admirer of Sam Snead. I once watched him play a round in the St. Paul tournament when he hit every green in regulation figures – and all the par fives in two – for a truly flawless round."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bMlJTPWp6O0C&dq=SNEAD&pg=PA71 |title=Charles M. Schulz: Conversations |editor-first=M. Thomas |editor-last=Inge |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |year=2000 |page=71|isbn=978-1-57806-305-5 }}</ref>

He played himself in the 1951 Ben Hogan semi-autobiographical movie starring Glenn Ford and Anne Baxter called ''[[Follow the Sun (film)|Follow the Sun]].''<ref>{{cite web |title=Follow the Sun |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043550/ |website=IMDb |access-date=August 25, 2024}}</ref>

There is a Sam Snead Street in [[San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Merrisa |date=30 September 2014 |title=San Antonio street names and groupings |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/slideshow/San-Antonio-street-names-and-groupings-94695.php |website=mysanantonio.com}}</ref>

There is also a Sam Snead Dr in on the east side of [[El Paso, Texas]].

==Awards==
Snead was the PGA leading money winner in 1938, 1949 and 1950. He won the [[Vardon Trophy]], for lowest scoring average, four times: 1938, 1949, 1950, and 1955. In 1949, he was PGA Golfer of the Year.<ref name=pgaofamerica>{{cite news |url=https://sports.ha.com/itm/golf-collectibles/miscellaneous/1949-pga-golfer-player-of-the-year-award-plaque-from-the-sam-snead-collection/a/7090-87301.s |title=1949 PGA Golfer of the Year Award Plaque from The Sam Snead Collection |date=November 28, 1949 |access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name=gnn>{{cite news |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/pga-tour-player-year-award-winners |title=Winners of the PGA Tour and PGA of America Player of the Year Awards|work=Golf News Net |access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref>

Snead was inducted into the [[Virginia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vasportshof.com/inductee/sam-snead |title=Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum – Sam Snead |date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=July 21, 2019 }}</ref> In 1986, Snead was inducted into the Middle Atlantic PGA Hall of Fame.<ref name=mapga/> Snead was also inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame<ref name=mapga/><ref name=pagehof>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/tom-watson-declines-offer-join-pga-america-hall-fame |magazine=[[Golf Magazine|Golf]] |title=Tom Watson Declines Offer to Join PGA of America Hall of Fame |date=September 28, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> and the [[Paul Helms|Helms]] Hall of Fame.<ref name=helmshof>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ha.com/itm/golf-collectibles/miscellaneous/helms-hall-hall-of-fame-award-from-the-sam-snead-collection/a/7110-80119.s |work=Heritage Auctions |title=Helms Hall Hall Of Fame Award From The Sam Snead Collection |date=September 28, 2015 |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> Snead received the [[PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1998. In 2009, Snead was inducted into the inaugural class of the West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2009-08-03-4255077837_x.htm |title=Snead, Campbell inducted into W.Va. Golf Hall |date=August 3, 2009 |newspaper=USA Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3ogtaEvKpM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/o3ogtaEvKpM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame – Class of 2009 – Samuel J. Snead |date=August 3, 2009 |via=YouTube |access-date=July 16, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wvga.org/hall-of-fame/sam-snead-2009 |title=Samuel J. Snead - 2009 |website=WVGA|date=August 3, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref> and in 2016, Snead was the unanimous top choice for inclusion in the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame's inaugural class.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.virginiagolfhalloffame.com/inductees/sam-snead |publisher=Virginia Golf Hall of Fame |title=Sam Snead |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Playing style==
During his peak years, Snead was an exceptionally long driver, particularly into the wind, with very good accuracy as well. He was a superb player with the long irons. Snead was also known for a very creative short game, pioneering the use of the sand wedge for short shots from grass. As he aged, he began to experiment with different putting styles. Snead pioneered croquet-style putting in the 1960s, where he straddled the ball with one leg on each side. The [[United States Golf Association]] banned this technique in 1968 by amending the old Rule 35–1,<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Rules of Golf, 1968 |url=http://www.ruleshistory.com/rules1968.html#3501 |website=ruleshistory.com |date=January 1, 1968 |access-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref> since, until that time, golfers had always faced the ball when striking. Snead then went to side-saddle putting, where he crouched and angled his feet towards the hole, and held the club with a split grip. He used that style for the rest of his career.

==Records==
Snead holds the following records:

* [[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins|Most PGA Tour victories]]: 82 (tied with [[Tiger Woods]])
* Most PGA-sanctioned tour victories: 94
* Became the first player to win 17 times at an event: at the [[West Virginia Open]] (1936–1938, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1966–1968, 1970–1973)
* First player to win an event in six different decades (1930s–1980s).
* [[List of golfers with most wins in one PGA Tour event|Became the first player to win 8 times at an event]]: at the [[Greater Greensboro Open]] (1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965)
* First player to be credited with winning a PGA Tour event in four different decades.
* Oldest player to be credited with winning a PGA Tour event: age 52 years, 10 months, 8 days at the 1965 [[Greater Greensboro Open]]
* Oldest player to make the cut at a major: age 67 years, 2 months, 7 days at the 1979 [[PGA Championship]]
* First PGA Tour player to shoot his age: 67 in the second round of the 1979 [[Quad Cities Open]]
* Oldest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour: age 67 years, 2 months, 21 days at the 1979 [[Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic]].
* Only player to post a top-10 finish in at least one major championship in five different decades.
* Became the first player to win PGA and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades (1930s–1980s)

Sources:<ref name=ssneadi/><ref name="PGA records">{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/story/9084605 |title=Victory Records |publisher=PGA Tour |date=June 3, 2006 |access-date=June 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060103123344/http://www.pgatour.com/story/9084605 |archive-date=January 3, 2006 }}</ref>

==Professional wins (143)==
===PGA Tour wins (82)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (7)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour (75)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jul 10, 1936
|[[West Virginia Closed Pro]]
|−9 (70-61=131)
|16 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clem Wiechman]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Jan 17, 1937
|[[Oakland Open]]
|−2 (69-65-69-67=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Feb 7, 1937
|[[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]]
|−4 (68)*
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Von Elm]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Aug 1, 1937
|[[St. Paul Open]]
|−5 (72-69-71-71=283)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Willie Goggin]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Dec 20, 1937
|[[Nassau Open]]
|−4 (66-70-70-70=276)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vic Ghezzi]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Dec 25, 1937
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]]
|−13 (68-67-66-66=267)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Horton Smith]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Jan 17, 1938
|[[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]] (2)
|−5 (72-67=139)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Hines]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Mar 28, 1938
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|−11 (66-68-69-68=271)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Revolta]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|May 29, 1938
|[[Inverness Invitational Four-Ball]]<br />(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vic Ghezzi]])
|align=center|+9 points
|1 point
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Cooper (golfer)|Harry Cooper]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Horton Smith]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Dudley]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ky Laffoon]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Jun 26, 1938
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]]
|align=center|+14 points
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Sarazen]]
|-
|align=center|11
|align=right|Jul 24, 1938
|[[Chicago Open]]
|−3 (64-73-70=207)*
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]]
|-
|align=center|12
|align=right|Aug 22, 1938
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|−11 (69-67-69-72=277)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Cooper (golfer)|Harry Cooper]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|Sep 27, 1938
|[[Westchester 108 Hole Open]]
| +10 (73-72-73-72-71-69=430)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Burke (golfer)|Billy Burke]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Nov 10, 1938
|[[White Sulphur Springs Open]]
|−7 (68-68-69-68=273)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ky Laffoon]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Mar 3, 1939
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]]
|−9 (70-69-68=207)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Picard]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|Mar 8, 1939
|[[Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball]]<br />(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]])
|colspan=2 align=center|7 and 6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Runyan]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Horton Smith]]
|-
|align=center|17
|align=right|Dec 17, 1939
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] (2)
|−12 (68-72-67-64=271)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]]
|-
|align=center|18
|align=right|Jun 16, 1940
|[[Inverness Invitational Four-Ball]] (2)<br />(with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]])
|align=center|+15 points
|3 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Metz]]
|-
|align=center|19
|align=right|Aug 19, 1940
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] (2)
|−3 (67-66-75-73=281)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]]
|-
|align=center|20
|align=right|Sep 8, 1940
|[[Anthracite Open]]
|−4 (65-73-68-70=276)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|-
|align=center|21
|align=right|Jan 25, 1941
|[[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]] (3)
|−8 (67-69=136)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]]
|-
|align=center|22
|align=right|Feb 28, 1941
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]] (2)
|−5 (67-72-68-72=279)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Herman Barron]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chick Harbert]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]]
|-
|align=center|23
|align=right|Mar 20, 1941
|[[North and South Open]]
|−11 (69-66-73-69=277)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clayton Heafner]]
|-
|align=center|24
|align=right|Aug 9, 1941
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] (3)
|−6 (71-68-66-69=274)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|CAN|1921}} [[Bob Gray (golfer)|Bob Gray]]
|-
|align=center|25
|align=right|Aug 17, 1941
|[[Rochester Times-Union Open]]
|−3 (67-70-73-67=277)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|-
|align=center|26
|align=right|Sep 21, 1941
|[[Henry Hurst Invitational]]
|−8 (64-74-69-65=272)
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Metz]]
|-
|align=center|27
|align=right|Mar 6, 1942
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]] (3)
|−2 (70-74-73-72=286)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Byrd]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chick Harbert]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|28
|align=right|May 31, 1942
|'''[[1942 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|2 and 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Turnesa]]
|-
|align=center|29
|align=right|Nov 26, 1944
|[[Portland Open]]
| +1 (70-74-73-72=289)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Turnesa]]
|-
|align=center|30
|align=right|Dec 17, 1944
|[[Richmond Open (PGA Tour)|Richmond Open]]
|−6 (70-69-69-70=278)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Congdon]]
|-
|align=center|31
|align=right|Jan 8, 1945
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|−1 (71-71-72-69=283)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|-
|align=center|32
|align=right|Feb 19, 1945
|[[Gulfport Open]]
|−9 (65-71-70-69=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|-
|align=center|33
|align=right|Feb 25, 1945
|[[Pensacola Open]]
|−21 (67-64-68-68=267)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|-
|align=center|34
|align=right|Mar 4, 1945
|[[Jacksonville Open]]
|−22 (69-65-66-66=266)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Hamilton]]
|-
|align=center|35
|align=right|Sep 9, 1945
|[[Dallas Open Invitational|Dallas Open]]
|−12 (70-69-69-68=276)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]]
|-
|align=center|36
|align=right|Sep 16, 1945
|[[Southwestern Invitational]]
|−7 (68-67-69-73=277)
|9 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vic Ghezzi]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|-
|align=center|37
|align=right|Mar 17, 1946
|[[Jacksonville Open]] (2)
|−24 (64-66-67-67=264)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]]
|-
|align=center|38
|align=right|Mar 24, 1946
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (2)
|−10 (70-67-67-66=270)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Herman Keiser]]
|-
|align=center|39
|align=right|Apr 21, 1946
|[[Virginia Open]]
|−1 (69-66-68-72=275)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chandler Harper]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|40
|align=right|Jul 5, 1946
|'''[[1946 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
|−2 (71-70-74-75=290)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Bulla]], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bobby Locke]]
|-
|align=center|41
|align=right|Sep 8, 1946
|[[World Championship of Golf]]
|−6 (69-69=138)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|-
|align=center|42
|align=right|Dec 8, 1946
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] (3)
|−12 (65-66-66-71=268)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clayton Heafner]]
|-
|align=center|43
|align=right|Feb 8, 1948
|[[Texas Open]]
|−20 (66-65-65-68=264)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]]
|-
|align=center|44
|align=right|Mar 28, 1949
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (3)
|−8 (68-69-69-70=276)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|45
|align=right|Apr 10, 1949
|'''[[1949 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|−6 (73-75-67-67=282)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Bulla]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|46
|align=right|May 31, 1949
|'''[[1949 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' (2)
|colspan=2 align=center|3 and 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|47
|align=right|Jul 4, 1949
|[[Washington Star Open]]
|−16 (69-64-69-70=272)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
|-
|align=center|48
|align=right|Jul 18, 1949
|[[Dapper Dan Open]]
|−16 (67-67-69-71=272)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|-
|align=center|49
|align=right|Jul 31, 1949
|[[Western Open]] 
|−20 (69-67-65-67=268)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
|-
|align=center|50
|align=right|Jan 15, 1950
|[[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]] (4)
|−2 (69-72-73=214)
|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Burke Jr.]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Douglas (golfer)|Dave Douglas]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Smiley Quick]]
|-
|align=center|51
|align=right|Jan 18, 1950
|[[Los Angeles Open]] (2)
|−4 (71-72-71-66=280)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|-
|align=center|52
|align=right|Feb 12, 1950
|[[Texas Open]] (2)
|−19 (71-68-63-63=265)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]]
|-
|align=center|53
|align=right|Mar 12, 1950
|[[Miami Beach Open]]
|−15 (71-66-65-71=273)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lawson Little]]
|-
|align=center|54
|align=right|Mar 26, 1950
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (4)
|−11 (66-70-66-67=269)
|10 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Demaret]]
|-
|align=center|55
|align=right|May 21, 1950
|[[Western Open]] (2)
|−2 (69-71-69-73=282)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dutch Harrison]]
|-
|align=center|56
|align=right|May 28, 1950
|[[Colonial National Invitation]]
|−3 (66-72-66-73=277)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Skip Alexander]]
|-
|align=center|57
|align=right|Jul 16, 1950
|[[Inverness Invitational Four-Ball]] (3)<br />(with {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]])
|align=center|+18 points
|13 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Haas]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]]
|-
|align=center|58
|align=right|Sep 10, 1950
|[[Reading Open]]
|−20 (68-65-65-70=268)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]]
|-
|align=center|59
|align=right|Nov 3, 1950
|[[North and South Open]] (2)
|−13 (68-71-66-70=275)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|60
|align=right|Dec 3, 1950
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] (4)
|−13 (69-66-66-66=267)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Burke Jr.]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Mayer]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|61
|align=right|Jul 3, 1951
|'''[[1951 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]''' (3)
|colspan=2 align=center|7 and 6
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Walter Burkemo]]
|-
|align=center|62
|align=right|Dec 9, 1951
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] (5)
|−12 (64-68-68-68=268)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chandler Harper]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dutch Harrison]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|63
|align=right|Apr 6, 1952
|'''[[1952 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' (2)
|−2 (70-67-77-72=286)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Burke Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|64
|align=right|May 18, 1952
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]] (2)
|align=center|+57 points
|2 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
|-
|align=center|65
|align=right|Jun 29, 1952
|[[Inverness Invitational Four-Ball]] (4)<br />(with {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]])
|align=center|+13 points
|12 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Oliver (golfer)|Ed Oliver]]
|-
|align=center|66
|align=right|Aug 3, 1952
|[[All American Open]]
|−17 (67-65-74-65=271)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]]
|-
|align=center|67
|align=right|Sep 14, 1952
|[[Eastern Open]]
|−13 (71-67-68-69=275)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Oliver (golfer)|Ed Oliver]]
|-
|align=center|68
|align=right|Mar 8, 1953
|[[Baton Rouge Open]]
|−13 (69-68-67-71=275)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Mayer]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|69
|align=right|Apr 12, 1954
|'''[[1954 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]''' (3)
| +1 (74-73-70-72=289)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|-
|align=center|70
|align=right|May 16, 1954
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]] (3)
|align=center|+62 points
|36 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Toski]]
|-
|align=center|71
|align=right|Apr 17, 1955
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (5)
|−7 (68-67-69-69=273)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|72
|align=right|Jun 5, 1955
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]] (4)
|align=center|+46 points
|24 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Palmer]]
|-
|align=center|73
|align=right|Sep 5, 1955
|[[Insurance City Open]]
|−15 (66-68-66-69=269)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Souchak]]
|-
|align=center|74
|align=right|Dec 11, 1955
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] (6)
|−9 (70-67-64=201)*
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]]
|-
|align=center|75
|align=right|Apr 15, 1956
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (6)
|−5 (66-69-74-70=279)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Wampler (golfer)|Fred Wampler]]
|-
|align=center|76
|align=right|Jun 2, 1957
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]] (5)
|align=center|+41 points
|8 points
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]]
|-
|align=center|77
|align=right|Sep 16, 1957
|[[Dallas Open Invitational]] (2)
|−20 (70-60-66-68=264)
|10 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Inman]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Maxwell]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
|-
|align=center|78
|align=right|Jun 8, [[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Dallas Open Invitational]] (3)
|−8 (67-67-69-69=272)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McMullin (golfer)|John McMullin]],<br />{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
|-
|align=center|79
|align=right|Mar 27, [[1960 PGA Tour|1960]]
|[[De Soto Open Invitational]]
|−8 (69-72-67-68=276)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Barber]]
|-
|align=center|80
|align=right|Apr 17, 1960
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (7)
|−14 (68-66-67-69=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]]
|-
|align=center|81
|align=right|May 7, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Tournament of Champions (golf)|Tournament of Champions]]
|−15 (68-67-69-69=273)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]]
|-
|align=center|82
|align=right|Apr 4, [[1965 PGA Tour|1965]]
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]] (8)
|−11 (68-69-68-68=273)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack McGowan (golfer)|Jack McGowan]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Rodgers]]
|}
<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: Tournament shortened to 18/54 holes due to weather.''</small>

'''PGA Tour playoff record (12–6)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1938
|[[Palm Beach Round Robin]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Sarazen]]
|Won with birdie on the second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1938
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Cooper (golfer)|Harry Cooper]]
|Won 27-hole playoff;<br />Snead: −7 (67-34=101),<br />Cooper: −2 (67-39=106)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|1939
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Picard]]
|Won with birdie on seventh extra hole after 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: −3 (69),<br />Picard: −3 (69)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|1940
|[[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: E (71),<br />McSpaden: +1 (72)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5
|1945
|[[Gulfport Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|Won with par on first extra after 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: E (71),<br />Nelson: E (71)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|1945
|[[Charlotte Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]]
|Lost second 18-hole playoff;<br />Nelson: −3 (69),<br />Snead: +1 (73)<br />Level after first 18-hole playoff;<br />Nelson: −3 (69),<br />Snead: −3 (69)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|1946
|[[Virginia Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chandler Harper]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: −5 (64),<br />Harper: −2 (67)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|8
|1947
|'''[[1947 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lew Worsham]]
|Lost 18-hole playoff;<br />Worsham: −2 (69),<br />Snead: −1 (70)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|9
|1949
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: −2 (69),<br />Mangrum: E (71)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|10
|1950
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: +1 (72),<br />Hogan: +5 (76)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|11
|1950
|[[St. Paul Open]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]]
|Lost to par on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;<br />Ferrier: −3 (69),<br />Hogan: −3 (69)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|12
|1952
|[[Jacksonville Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]]
|Lost after concession before playoff
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|13
|1953
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Stewart]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|Stewart won with a par on the first extra hole after an 18-hole playoff;<br />Stewart: −2 (68),<br />Snead: −2 (68),<br />Ford: E (70),<br />Wall: +2 (72)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|14
|1954
|'''[[1954 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br />Snead: −2 (70),<br />Hogan: −1 (71)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|15
|1955
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]]
|Won with a par on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|16
|1956
|[[Greater Greensboro Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Wampler (golfer)|Fred Wampler]]
|Won with birdie on the second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|17
|[[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Dallas Open Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McMullin (golfer)|John McMullin]],<br />{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Gary Player]]
|Won with birdie on the first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|18
|1958
|[[Havana International]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[George Bayer]]
|Lost to par on the first extra hole
|}
Sources:<ref name="82w">{{cite web |last=Livsey |first=Laury |date=April 16, 2019 |title=How we got to 82 |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tiger-woods-chasing-82-wins-record-sam-snead-history/tiger-woods-sam-snead-chasing-82-pga-tour-wins-record-history-how-we-got-here.html |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/259 |author-link=Al Barkow |title=''The History of the PGA TOUR'' |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |lccn=89034228 |oclc=423223896 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/259 259–60] |date=November 1989 |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Snead |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/02119/sam-snead |access-date=2025-07-05 |publisher=PGA Tour}}</ref>

===LPGA Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br />victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 7, [[1962 LPGA Tour|1962]]
|[[Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational]]
|−5 (52-53-53-53=211)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mickey Wright]]
|}

===Other wins (46)===
*1936 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1937 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1938 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1940 [[Ontario Open]] (Canada)
*1941 [[Center Open]] (Argentina)
*1941 St Augustine Pro-am (with Wilford Wehrle)
*1942 St Augustine Pro-am (with Wilford Wehrle)
*1946 Southern Pines Open
*1948 [[West Virginia Open]], [[Havana Invitational]]
*1949 [[North and South Open]], [[West Virginia Open]], National Celebrities Open 
*1951 [[Greenbrier Pro-Am]] 
*1952 [[West Virginia Open]], [[Brazil Open (golf)|Brazil Open]], [[Greenbrier Pro-Am]], Julius Boros Open, Seminole Pro-am
*1953 [[Greenbrier Pro-Am]], Orlando International Mixed Best Ball (with Betty MacKinnon)
*1954 [[Panama Open]]
*1955 McNaughtons Pro-am 
*1956 [[Canada Cup (golf)|Canada Cup]] (with [[Ben Hogan]]), Boca Raton Open
*1957 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1958 [[West Virginia Open]], [[Greenbrier Invitational]]
*1959 [[Sam Snead Festival]], Eldorado Professional (tied with [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]])
*1960 [[West Virginia Open]], [[Canada Cup (golf)|Canada Cup]] (with [[Arnold Palmer]])
*1961 [[West Virginia Open]], [[Sam Snead Festival]], [[Canada Cup (golf)|Canada Cup]] (with [[Jimmy Demaret]]), [[Canada Cup (golf)|Canada Cup – International Trophy]]
*1962 [[Canada Cup (golf)|Canada Cup]] (with [[Arnold Palmer]]) 
*1964 [[Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome]] (with [[Shirley Englehorn]])
*1966 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1967 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1968 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1970 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1971 [[PGA Club Professional Championship]], [[West Virginia Open]]
*1972 [[West Virginia Open]]
*1973 [[West Virginia Open]]

''Note: this list is incomplete.''

===Senior wins (14)===
*1964 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]], [[World Senior Championship]]
*1965 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]], [[World Senior Championship]]
*1967 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]]
*1970 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]], [[World Senior Championship]]
*1972 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]], [[World Senior Championship]]
*1973 [[PGA Seniors' Championship]], [[World Senior Championship]]
*1978 [[Legends of Golf]] (with [[Gardner Dickinson]])
*1980 Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
*1982 [[Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf]] (with [[Don January]])

==Major championships==
===Wins (7)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1942 PGA Championship|1942]] || [[PGA Championship]] || align=center|n/a || colspan=2 align=center|2 & 1 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jim Turnesa]]
|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
| [[1946 Open Championship|1946]] || [[The Open Championship]] || Tied for lead || −2 (71-70-74-75=290) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Bulla]], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bobby Locke]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1949 Masters Tournament|1949]] || [[Masters Tournament]] || 1 shot deficit || −6 (73-75-67-67=282) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Bulla]], {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1949 PGA Championship|1949]] || [[PGA Championship]] <small>(2)</small> || align=center|n/a || colspan=2 align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Palmer]]
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1951 PGA Championship|1951]] || [[PGA Championship]] <small>(3)</small> || align=center|n/a || colspan=2 align=center|7 & 6 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Walter Burkemo]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1952 Masters Tournament|1952]] || [[Masters Tournament]] <small>(2)</small> || Tied for lead || −2 (70-67-77-72=286) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Burke Jr.]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1954 Masters Tournament|1954]] || [[Masters Tournament]] <small>(3)</small> || 3 shot deficit || +1 (74-73-70-72=289) || Playoff<sup>1</sup>|| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ben Hogan]]
|}
''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958.''<br /><sup>1</sup>Defeated Ben Hogan in 18-hole playoff – Snead 70 (−2), Hogan 71 (−1).

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|18
|T31
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T38
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T11
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T22
|T16
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T16
|T13
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|T19
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|5
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T16
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|13
|T22
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T12
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T24
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|R32
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|R64
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
!1968
!1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T11
|T15
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|CUT
|CUT
|T42
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|42
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T19
|T17
|T38
|T42
|T34
|T24
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T38
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T27
|T17
|T27
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T34
|T63
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
!1975
!1976
!1977
!1978
!1979
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T23
|CUT
|T27
|T29
|T20
|WD
|CUT
|WD
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T12
|T34
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|CUT
|CUT
|T54
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T42
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1980
!1981
!1982
!1983
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|WD
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|WD
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NT = no tournament<br />
WD = withdrew<br />
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br />
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 3 || 2 || 3 ||  9 || 15 || 26 ||  44 || 31
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 4 || 1 ||  7 || 12 || 21 ||  31 || 27
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 1 || 0 || 0 ||  1 ||  2 ||  3 ||   5 ||  3
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 3 || 2 || 3 || 13 || 19 || 26 ||  38 || 34
|-
!Totals                                    !! 7 !! 8 !! 7 !! 30 !! 48 !! 76 !! 118 !! 95
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 55 (1937 Masters – 1958 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1948 U.S. Open – 1950 Masters)

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1937 Ryder Cup|1937]] (winners), [[1947 Ryder Cup|1947]] (winners), [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]] (winners), [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]] (winners, playing captain), [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]] (winners), [[1955 Ryder Cup|1955]] (winners), [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]] (winners, playing captain), [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]] (tied, non-playing captain)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|Canada Cup]]: [[1954 Canada Cup|1954]], [[1956 Canada Cup|1956]] (winners), [[1957 Canada Cup|1957]], [[1958 Canada Cup|1958]], [[1959 Canada Cup|1959]], [[1960 Canada Cup|1960]] (winners), [[1961 Canada Cup|1961]] (winners, individual winner), [[1962 Canada Cup|1962]] (winners)

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of golfers with most wins in one PGA Tour event]]
*[[List of men's major championships winning golfers]]
*[[Most PGA Tour wins in a year]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{PGATour player|02119}}
*{{World Golf Hall of Fame|sam-snead}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127014547/http://golf.about.com/od/golfersmen/p/sam_snead.htm |title=Sam Snead at golf.about.com |date=January 27, 2017 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070621203551/http://www.vulcanhammer.org/palmbeach/golf.php Photos of Sam Snead at Palm Beach Golf Classic] (archived June 21, 2007)

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