Sam Snead Quotes
The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.
Litsky, Frank. "Sam Snead, Golf's Most Graceful Swinger, Dies at 89." The New York Times, 24 May 2002, p. A1.
Samuel Jackson Snead 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) 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 events and later credited with winning a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times. Snead was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.