Golfers from Virginia - Billy Hurley III, Billy Kratzert, Bobby Mitchell (Golfer), Bobby Wadkins, Brittany Lang, Carl Paulson, Chandler Harper (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Billy Hurley III, Billy Kratzert, Bobby Mitchell (golfer), Bobby Wadkins, Brittany Lang, Carl Paulson, Chandler Harper, Curtis Strange, Donna Andrews (golfer), Ed Sneed, J. C. Snead, Jimmy Clark (golfer), John Rahm, John Rollins (golfer), Kathy Postlewait, Lanny Wadkins, Lew Worsham, Page Dunlap, Robert Wrenn (golfer), Roland Thatcher, Sam Snead, Sonny Skinner, Stephen Gangluff, Steve Marino, Vaughn Taylor, Vinny Giles, Will Strickler. Excerpt: Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times. Snead's nickname was "Slammin' Sammy" and he was admired by many for having the so-called "perfect swing," which generated many imitators. Snead was famed for his folksy image, wearing a straw hat, playing tournaments barefoot, and making such statements as "Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt." He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974, and received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Snead was born in Ashwood, Virginia, near Hot Springs. At the age of seven, he began caddying at The Homestead in Hot Springs; he worked as an assistant pro at The Homestead at 19, and turned professional in 1934. Snead was self-taught. He joined the PGA Tour in 1936, and achieved immediate success. In 1944 he became head pro at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Snead maintained ties to Hot Springs and The Homestead all of his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1945. In 1937, Snead's first full year on the Tour, he won five events, including the Oakland Open at Claremont...