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Remember…Snead’s Open Championship
By ED TRAVIS
Sam Snead had a...
Remember…Snead’s Open Championship By ED TRAVIS Sam Snead had a legendary occupation. With 82 wins on the PGA Tour, nevertheless not equaled by Tiger Woods, and with the Open Championship getting played up coming week at Royal Liverpool it delivers to brain Snead’s Open file “across the pond.” Right away right after the stop of Planet War II Wilson Sporting Products, his longtime sponsor, pressed Snead to journey to Excellent Britain to advertise their clubs and balls as golf grew to become reestablished adhering to six a long time of war. Snead had played in the Open when just before, in 1937, and was not specifically enthusiastic about returning but possibly the truth the venue was the Outdated Training course at St. Andrews aided make up his brain to go. As Snead connected the story, he and Lawson Tiny had to journey from London to St. Andrews, Scotland in a cramped tiny rail carriage and noticed what he referred to as a patch of weeds and rocks. As the prepare slowed and then stopped Snead requested a gentleman sharing the compartment, “You from close to listed here? Can you explain to me what they get in touch with that? Seems like an outdated abandoned golf training course.” The scornful reply from the staid English gentleman place the American in his spot. “My excellent sir, that is the Royal and Historical Club of St. Andrews. It is not now, nor will it ever be, abandoned.” Slammin’ Sammy apologized profusely but failed to mollify his fellow passenger who turned out to be a titled member of royalty. Snead couldn’t bear in mind for positive but it was “Duke Something” and the Duke was not bashful telling newsmen on the scene the complete disgraceful—in his eyes—story. The British newspapers took Snead to the cleaners which was not one thing completed with the identical intensity in the United States at the time so the “Hillbilly Pro” had a hard time the complete week. But Snead was capable to get his revenge for the unfriendly remedy by supporters and the press…he gained the 1946 Open Championship by four pictures and even even though he acquired the very first spot examine, a paltry $600, he did not go back again to defend in 1947.