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Sam Snead

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May 27, 1912

Samuel Jackson "Slammin' Sammy" Snead was born in Ashwood, Virginia

1934

Sam Snead became a golf professional

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1937

Sam Snead joined the Professional Golf Association tour

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1942

Sam Snead had won 29 tournaments

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1946

Sam Snead won the British Open

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1948

The Greenbrier reopened after refurbishing by Dorothy Draper

1974

Sam Snead left the Greenbrier for the Homestead

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1980

Sam Snead joined the Senior PGA Tour

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1993

Sam Snead was named golf professional emeritus upon return to the Greenbrier

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May 23, 2002

Sam Snead died at Ashwood, Virginia

Aug 02, 2009

Sam Snead inducted into West Virginia Golf Hall of Fame

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