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American professional golfer (born 1940)

J. C. Snead
Personal information
Full name	Jesse Carlyle Snead
Born	(1940-10-14) October 14, 1940 (age 84) Hot Springs, Virginia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Hobe Sound, Florida, U.S.
Career
College	East Tennessee State University
Turned professional	1964
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	16
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
PGA Tour Champions	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1973
PGA Championship	T3: 1973
U.S. Open	T2: 1978
The Open Championship	DNP

Jesse Carlyle Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead is the nephew of hall of famer Sam Snead.

Snead, who prefers that people called him by his middle name, Carlyle, was born in Hot Springs, Virginia, where his father worked at The Homestead resort. He attended East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He played pro baseball in the Washington Senators farm system before becoming a professional golfer in 1964. He joined the PGA Tour in 1968.

Snead won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour, four on the Champions Tour, and one in international competition. He was a member of the 1971, 1973, and 1975 Ryder Cup teams. Snead's biggest career disappointment is that he never won a major championship on the PGA Tour; however, he made his career mark as one of the tour's most consistent players, with more than seven million dollars in career earnings. Snead recorded two runner-up finishes in majors: 2nd at 1973 Masters Tournament and in a tie for 2nd at the 1978 U.S. Open. He was also twice runner-up in The Players Championship, in 1974 and 1976, behind Jack Nicklaus on both occasions.

In 2003, Snead was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

In his free time Snead enjoys hunting and farming. He has one son, Jason, who was born in 1978. He currently resides in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 21, 1971	Tucson Open Invitational	−15 (66-71-70-66=273)	1 stroke	Dale Douglass
2	Mar 7, 1971	Doral-Eastern Open Invitational	−13 (70-70-66-69=275)	1 stroke	Gardner Dickinson
3	Jun 11, 1972	IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic	−6 (70-71-69-72=282)	1 stroke	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
4	Feb 16, 1975	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	−9 (69-71-71-68=279)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd, Bobby Nichols
5	Feb 15, 1976	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (2)	−16 (65-68-67-72=272)	1 stroke	Don Bies
6	Sep 26, 1976	Kaiser International Open Invitational	−14 (66-70-70-68=274)	2 strokes	Gibby Gilbert, Johnny Miller
7	Oct 11, 1981	Southern Open	−9 (67-68-70-66=271)	Playoff	Mike Sullivan
8	Jun 14, 1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	−8 (71-70-65-70=276)	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1971	Greater Hartford Open	George Archer, Lou Graham	Archer won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1975	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	Raymond Floyd, Bobby Nichols	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Nichols eliminated by par on first hole
3	1981	Southern Open	Mike Sullivan	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1987	Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic	Seve Ballesteros	Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 28, 1973	Qantas Australian Open	−8 (70-70-69-71=280)	2 strokes	Jerry Breaux

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 29, 1980	Jerry Ford Invitational	−5 (66-71=137)	Shared title with Hubert Green

Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 14, 1993	Vantage at The Dominion	−2 (71-73-70=214)	1 stroke	Bobby Nichols, Gary Player
2	Feb 5, 1995	Royal Caribbean Classic	−4 (69-75-65=209)	Playoff	Raymond Floyd
3	Jul 16, 1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	−5 (69-68-66-69=272)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus
4	Jun 23, 2002	Greater Baltimore Classic	−13 (69-64-70=203)	1 stroke	John Mahaffey, Doug Tewell, Bobby Wadkins

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1991	Bank One Classic	DeWitt Weaver	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	1992	Kroger Senior Classic	Gibby Gilbert	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1995	Royal Caribbean Classic	Raymond Floyd	Won with par on first extra hole
4	1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	Jack Nicklaus	Won with birdie on first extra hole
5	2000	LiquidGolf.com Invitational	Gary McCord, Tom Wargo	Wargo won with birdie on third extra hole Snead eliminated by par on first hole

Other senior wins (2)

2011 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Gibby Gilbert)
2012 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Gibby Gilbert)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament				30	2	T26	T10	T43	T39		22
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T21	T49	T14	T27	T2	CUT
PGA Championship			CUT	T20	T3	T24	T28	T15	T19		CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament	T14	CUT	DQ	T12	CUT			CUT
U.S. Open	T22	T33	T15	T43
PGA Championship	T50	15	CUT	CUT	CUT	72	CUT

Note: Snead never played in The Open Championship.

Top 10 Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	0	1	2	5	13	9
U.S. Open	1	0	1	1	5	15	9
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PGA Championship	0	1	1	1	6	15	9
Totals	2	1	3	4	16	43	27

Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1973 PGA – 1979 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Players Championship	2	T34	2	T13	T71	CUT	T31	WD	T13	T32	CUT	T17	T67	CUT	CUT	CUT	T46

Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	−16 (69-68-66-69=272)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus

Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.

References

"Sam's nephew takes charge in Doral golf". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 8, 1971. p. 14.
^ "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2003". Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Hill, Dave; Seitz, Nick (1977). Teed Off. Prentice-Hall. p. 157.
Herskowitz, Mickey (September 1984). "Least popular tour pro, or did we all get him wrong?". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
"Golf Major Championships".

External links

J. C. Snead at the PGA Tour official site
J. C. Snead at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

v t e Senior Players Championship champions
1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer 2017 Scott McCarron 2018 Vijay Singh 2019 Retief Goosen 2020 Jerry Kelly 2021 Steve Stricker 2022 Jerry Kelly 2023 Steve Stricker 2024 Ernie Els
† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

J. C. Snead in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1971

Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 13.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1973

Jack Burke Jr. (non-playing captain)

Won: 19 – 13

United States Ryder Cup team – 1975

Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)

Won: 21 – 11

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