Word: snead
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Since World War II the biggest names in golf have belonged to a pair of truly rugged individuals: hard-bitten little Ben Hogan, a Texan who laboriously constructed his game to a point of mechanical perfection, and Sam Snead, a shrewd hillbilly playing out of West Virginia, with a natural swing that was the sweetest anywhere. Both 47, Hogan and Snead still play the big tournaments, but their reigning days have clearly ended...
...occasion for an individual Palmer triumph: it showed how Palmer's contemporaries have come to dominate professional golf. Of the top four finishers, none was over 30 years old, while the greying Hogan faded badly on the fourth day, wound up tied for sixth place, and the balding Snead tied for eleventh. Among the golfers from whom Palmer will get the toughest competition in the years ahead...
...also keeps him in his high rank-a rank his fellow pros concede. Said one last week, with more admiration than envy: "Arnold is the greatest since Sam Snead...
...Sunday Sports Spectacular (CBS, 3-4:30 p.m.). Golf, as played by Pros Sammy Snead and Dow Finsterwald, Amateurs Ray Milland and Robin Roberts...