Sam Snead Quotes
Forget your opponents; always play against par.
Snead, Sam, and Al Stump. The Education of a Golfer. Simon & Schuster, 1962, p. 45.
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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.
