Sam Snead Obituary
Snead died at 3:38 p.m. at his home in Hot Springs, Va., said Lynn Swann, a spokeswoman for the nearby Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Snead was pro emeritus at the resort and started working there as its head pro in 1936.
Snead was raised during the Depression in the backwoods of western Virginia and blessed with as much raw talent as anyone who played golf. He grew up playing in bare feet with clubs made from tree limbs, but his swing was a combination of grace and power.
The late Gene Sarazen once said of a young Snead, "I've just watched a kid who doesn't know anything about playing golf, and I don't want to be around when he learns how."
Copyright © 2002 The Associated Press
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Harry Simpson
May 23, 2017
Fair winds and following seas sailor.
Thank you for your service to this nation.
Harry Simpson
May 24, 2016
Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.
Keith Patterson
May 26, 2002
We've lost a legendary golfer and a legendary person that left an imprint on all of our lives! God bless you Sam and your loved ones in this time of sorrow! You will always be a hero to so many of us!
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J. C. Ober
May 24, 2002
Am sure that his legacy will live on for many, many years. What wonderful memories you, the family, must have.
Bob Leonard
May 24, 2002
Here's to the sweetest swing of all !!
Mark & Lauren Cattel
May 24, 2002
To the Snead Family,
The Cattel family had the honor to meed Sam at the 2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open. As the Chairman for the tournament, it really gave me great pleasure to have met and talked with Sam. This is something my wife and I will always cherish.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Snead family on this very sad day.
Mark and Lauren Cattel
2001 Canon Greater Hartford Open Chairman
Linda Green
May 23, 2002
SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSE.
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU.
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