J. C. Snead

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

Snead, who preferred if people called him by his middle name Carlyle, 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.

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. 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. 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)

PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)

Australian Tour wins (1)
 1973 Australian Open

Other wins (1)
1980 Jerry Ford Invitational (tie with Hubert Green)

Champions Tour wins (4)

Champions Tour playoff record (2–3)

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

Note: Snead never played in The Open Championship.

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

Summary

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

Results in The Players Championship

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

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (1)

1 Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.

See also
List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

External links

Category:American male golfers
Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's golfers
Category:PGA Tour golfers
Category:PGA Tour Champions golfers
Category:Ryder Cup competitors for the United States
Category:Winners of senior major golf championships
Category:Golfers from Virginia
Category:Golfers from Florida
Category:Statesville Owls players
Category:Middlesboro Senators players
Category:Raleigh Capitals players
Category:Geneva Senators players
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:People from Hot Springs, Virginia
Category:People from Hobe Sound, Florida
Category:1940 births
Category:Living people