"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 ...

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 ...

Apr. 13—AUGUSTA — On the afternoon of April 10, 1949, Sam Snead won his first Masters Tournament after firing his second consecutive round of 67. The Slammer, his nickname for his powerful, athletic ...

By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press 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 ...