J. C. Snead

J. C. Snead
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Jesse Carlyle Snead
Born	(1940-10-14) October 14, 1940 Hot Springs, Virginia
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Hobe Sound, Florida
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 Champions	4
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	2nd: 1973
U.S. Open	T2: 1978
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T3: 1973

Jesse Carlyle "J. C." Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead is the nephew of the legendary Sam Snead.^[1]

Snead, who preferred if people called him by his middle name Carlyle,^[2] was born in Hot Springs, Virginia. 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.^[1]

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, Snead made his career mark as one of the tour's most consistent players with more than 7 million dollars in career earnings.^[1] Snead recorded two runner-up finishes in majors. He finished 2nd at 1973 Masters Tournament and in a tie for 2nd at the 1978 U.S. Open.^[3]

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	−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	1976	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	Raymond Floyd, Bobby Nichols	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Nichols eliminated with 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

Other wins (2)

1973 Australian Open
1980 Jerry Ford Invitational (co-winner)

Champions Tour wins (4)

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

Champions 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 with par on first hole

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

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	DNP	DNP	DNP	30	2	T26	T10	T43	T39	DNP	22
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T21	T49	T14	T27	T2	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	T20	T3	T24	T28	T15	T19	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament	T14	CUT	WD	T12	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T22	T33	T15	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T50	15	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	72	CUT	DNP

Note: Snead never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

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)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1995	Ford Senior Players Championship	−16 (69-68-66-69=272)	Playoff¹	Jack Nicklaus

¹ Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.

References

1 2 3 "Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2003".
↑ Hill, Dave; Seitz, Nick (1977). Teed Off. Prentice-Hall. p. 157.
↑ "Golf Major Championships".

External links

J. C. Snead at the PGA Tour official site

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

J. C. Snead in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1971

Miller Barber Frank Beard Billy Casper Charles Coody Gardner Dickinson Gene Littler Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Mason Rudolph J. C. Snead Dave Stockton Lee Trevino Jay Hebert (non-playing captain)

Won: 18.5 – 13.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1973

Tommy Aaron Homero Blancas Gay Brewer Billy Casper Dave Hill Lou Graham Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Chi-Chi Rodríguez J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Jack Burke Jr. (non-playing captain)

Won: 19 – 13

United States Ryder Cup team – 1975

Billy Casper Raymond Floyd Al Geiberger Lou Graham Hale Irwin Gene Littler Johnny Miller Bob Murphy Jack Nicklaus J. C. Snead Lee Trevino Tom Weiskopf Arnold Palmer (non-playing captain)

Won: 21 – 11

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