Jesse Carlyle Snead (October 14, 1940 – April 25, 2025) was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead was the nephew of hall of famer Sam Snead.

Early life Snead, who preferred being called 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.

Professional career

PGA Tour Snead won eight tournaments on the PGA Tour and one in international competition. He was a member of the 1971, 1973, and 1975 Ryder Cup teams. Snead's biggest career disappointment was 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 a tie for 2nd with Dave Stockton 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.

Senior career From 1993 to 2002, Snead won four times on the Senior PGA Tour. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in a playoff for the 1995 Ford Senior Players Championship, a senior major championship.

Personal life and death In his free time, Snead enjoyed hunting and farming. He had one son, Jason. He resided full time in Hot Springs, Virginia and part-time in Hobe Sound, Florida.

Snead died of cancer on April 25, 2025, at the age of 84.

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

Professional wins (15) PGA Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1 Feb 21, 1971Tucson Open Invitational−15 (66-71-70-66=273)1 stroke Dale Douglass2Mar 7, 1971Doral-Eastern Open Invitational−13 (70-70-66-69=275)1 stroke Gardner Dickinson3Jun 11, 1972IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic−6 (70-71-69-72=282)1 stroke Chi-Chi Rodríguez4Feb 16, 1975Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational−9 (69-71-71-68=279)Playoff Raymond Floyd, Bobby Nichols5Feb 15, 1976Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational (2)−16 (65-68-67-72=272)1 stroke Don Bies6Sep 26, 1976Kaiser International Open Invitational−14 (66-70-70-68=274)2 strokes Gibby Gilbert, Johnny Miller7Oct 11, 1981Southern Open−9 (67-68-70-66=271)Playoff Mike Sullivan8Jun 14, 1987Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic−8 (71-70-65-70=276)Playoff Seve Ballesteros

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11971Greater Hartford Open George Archer, Lou GrahamArcher won with birdie on first extra hole21975Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Raymond Floyd, Bobby NicholsWon with birdie on fourth extra holeNichols eliminated by par on first hole31981Southern Open Mike SullivanWon with par on second extra hole41987Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic Seve BallesterosWon with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1 Oct 28, 1973Qantas Australian Open−8 (70-70-69-71=280)2 strokes Jerry Breaux

Other wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 29, 1980Jerry 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Mar 14, 1993Vantage at The Dominion−2 (71-73-70=214)1 stroke Bobby Nichols, Gary Player2Feb 5, 1995Royal Caribbean Classic −4 (69-75-65=209)Playoff Raymond Floyd3Jul 16, 1995Ford Senior Players Championship −16 (69-68-66-69=272)Playoff Jack Nicklaus4Jun 23, 2002Greater Baltimore Classic−13 (69-64-70=203)1 stroke John Mahaffey, Doug Tewell, Bobby Wadkins

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11991Bank One Classic DeWitt WeaverLost to birdie on second extra hole21992Kroger Senior Classic Gibby GilbertLost to par on second extra hole31995Royal Caribbean Classic Raymond FloydWon with par on first extra hole41995Ford Senior Players Championship Jack NicklausWon with birdie on first extra hole52000LiquidGolf.com Invitational Gary McCord, Tom WargoWargo won with birdie on third extra holeSnead 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 Tournament19691970197119721973197419751976197719781979Masters Tournament302T26T10T43T3922U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT21T49T14T27T2CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT20T3T24T28T15T19CUT Tournament198019811982198319841985198619871988Masters TournamentT14CUTDQT12CUTCUTU.S. OpenT22T33T15T43PGA ChampionshipT5015CUTCUTCUT72CUT Note: Snead never played in The Open Championship.

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

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 1 0 1 2 5 13 9U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 1 5 15 9The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 1 6 15 9Totals 0 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 Tournament19741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990The Players Championship2T342T13T71CUTT31WDT13T32CUTT17T67CUTCUTCUTT46

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

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1995 Ford Senior Players Championship −16 (69-68-66-69=272) Playoff1 Jack Nicklaus 1 Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.

U.S. national team appearances Professional Ryder Cup: 1971 (winners), 1973 (winners), 1975 (winners)

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