American professional golfer (born 1940)
Jesse Carlyle Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour . Snead is the nephew of hall of famer Sam Snead .[ 1] [ 2]
Snead, who prefers that people called him by his middle name, Carlyle,[ 3] was born in Hot Springs, Virginia , where his father worked at The Homestead resort.[ 4] He attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee , where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He played pro baseball in the Washington Senators farm system before becoming a professional golfer in 1964. He joined the PGA Tour in 1968.[ 2]
Snead won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour, four on the Champions Tour, and one in international competition. He was a member of the 1971 , 1973 , and 1975 Ryder Cup teams. Snead's biggest career disappointment is that he never won a major championship on the PGA Tour; however, he made his career mark as one of the tour's most consistent players, with more than seven million dollars in career earnings.[ 2] Snead recorded two runner-up finishes in majors: 2nd at 1973 Masters Tournament and in a tie for 2nd at the 1978 U.S. Open .[ 5] He was also twice runner-up in The Players Championship , in 1974 and 1976, behind Jack Nicklaus on both occasions.
In 2003, Snead was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame .
In his free time Snead enjoys hunting and farming. He has one son, Jason, who was born in 1978. He currently resides in Hobe Sound, Florida .
Professional wins (15)
PGA Tour wins (8)
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin of victory
Runner(s)-up
1
Feb 21, 1971
Tucson Open Invitational
−15 (66-71-70-66=273)
1 stroke
Dale Douglass
2
Mar 7, 1971
Doral-Eastern Open Invitational
−13 (70-70-66-69=275)
1 stroke
Gardner Dickinson
3
Jun 11, 1972
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
−6 (70-71-69-72=282)
1 stroke
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
4
Feb 16, 1975
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
−9 (69-71-71-68=279)
Playoff
Raymond Floyd , Bobby Nichols
5
Feb 15, 1976
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (2)
−16 (65-68-67-72=272)
1 stroke
Don Bies
6
Sep 26, 1976
Kaiser International Open Invitational
−14 (66-70-70-68=274)
2 strokes
Gibby Gilbert , Johnny Miller
7
Oct 11, 1981
Southern Open
−9 (67-68-70-66=271)
Playoff
Mike Sullivan
8
Jun 14, 1987
Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic
−8 (71-70-65-70=276)
Playoff
Seve Ballesteros
PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
Other wins (1)
Senior PGA Tour wins (4)
Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (3)
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)
Other senior wins (2)
Results in major championships
Note: Snead never played in The Open Championship .
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1973 PGA – 1979 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
The Players Championship
2
T34
2
T13
T71
CUT
T31
WD
T13
T32
CUT
T17
T67
CUT
CUT
CUT
T46
Top 10
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Champions Tour major championships
Wins (1)
1 Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.
References
External links
† indicates the event was won in a playoff