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During World War II, Snead was prevented from participating in 14 major championships (1940–1945 Open Championship, 1942–1945 U.S. Open, 1943–1945 Masters, 1943 PGA Championship), due to their cancellations. Snead served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1944.
May 25, 2020 · Sam Snead was in the Navy until he received a medical discharge for a back injury; Bobby Jones wasn’t idle, either. Too young to serve in World War I, he played exhibitions across the country...
During World War II, Snead served in the U.S. Navy. When the Greenbrier reopened as a resort in 1948, after wartime service as an army hospital, Snead returned as the golf professional. Wearing his trademark straw fedora, he continued to play on the PGA Tour, eventually winning 81 PGA events and at least 135 world tournaments.
Sam Snead, American professional golfer who won 82 Professional Golfers’ Association tournaments and every major championship for which he was eligible—except the U.S. Open, in which he placed second four times. Learn more about Snead’s life and accomplishments in this article.
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Nov 2, 2023 · On July 5, 1946, Sam Snead won the first post-war Open Championship with a 72-hole total of 290. Second to Snead with scores of 294 were American Johnny Bulla and South African Bobby Locke.
In 1937, he joined the Professional Golf Association tour. By 1942, he had won 29 tournaments. During World War II, Snead served in the U.S. Navy. When the Greenbrier reopened as a resort in 1948, after wartime service as an army hospital, Snead returned as the golf professional.
May 1, 2024 · Sam Snead served in the U.S. Navy in the course of World War II from 1942 to 1944. He becomes an athletic professional in Cmdr. Gene Tunney’s software in San Diego, and become given a scientific discharge for returned damage in September 1944.
