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...Snead's Ferry...
Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Julius Boros, Jack Burke Jr., Doug Ford. Their names are engraved on the winners' trophies of nearly 200 major golf tournaments. Together they have won four U.S. Open tournaments, nine P.G.A. Championships, six Masters and two British Open titles. They are enshrined in the Professional Golfers Association's Hall of Fame. Last week they added their names to a list of plaintiffs suing the P.G.A. Tour in state district court in Houston...
...attempt to weed out the few hangers-on, the rule change penalizes many still competent golfers. And in the future, it could deny fans the thrill of watching Snead's flawless swing or Boros' stylish shotmaking. Gone too would be the joy simply of seeing a Gene Sarazen stride across a golf course...
...revoke a ruling that entitled every past winner of U.S. Open or PGA Championships from having to qualify before entering a tournament. The aging winners of these two foremost tournaments are now bringing suit against the PGA, and the list of plaintiffs includes such illustrious names as Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Ken Venturi, Don January and Dave Marr...
...timelessness of the great golfer that lends the same so much of its mystique. Golfers such as Sarazen and Snead bridge the generations and put in perspective the achievements of past and present. It would indeed be a shame to lose the ageless pleasure of watching Sarazen amble along the fairways, wearing the plus-fours and argylls of a past epoch and grinning his Cheshire Cat grin...