Re: Ok Munson ... here is your mulligan since SG allready "aced" who am I Friday edition
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Ed Sneed
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Ed Sneed (born
August 6,
1944) is an
American professional golfer,
sportscaster and course design consultant, who played on the
PGA Tour and the
Champions Tour.
Sneed was born in
Roanoke, Virginia. He attended
Ohio State University and was a member of the
golf team. He turned pro in
1967.
Sneed won 4 PGA Tour events during his career. His first win came in
1973 at the Kaiser International Open. A year later he was a wire-to-wire winner at the
Greater Milwaukee Open; in fact, the only golfer in the history of the tournament to win wire-to-wire until
Ben Crane (2005) and
Corey Pavin (2006). Sneed was a member of the
Ryder Cup team in
1977. He had more than 45 career top-10 wins in PGA Tour events.
Sneed is best known for his meltdown in
The Masters in
1979. He began Sunday's round with a 5-stroke lead. He had a 3-stroke lead with three holes to play but bogied them all. He entered into a playoff with
Tom Watson and
Fuzzy Zoeller, but lost to Zoeller in the second hole of a sudden-death playoff ? the first time The Masters had used a sudden-death format to decide the Championship.
Sneed made his debut on the
Senior PGA Tour (now known as the
Champions Tour) in
1994 upon reaching the age of 50. His best finish in this venue is a T-5 at the
1995 Bell Atlantic Classic.
Sneed worked for eight years as a golf broadcaster for
ABC television and was with
CNBC in
2001. He has also done some course design consulting. He lives in
Innisbrook, Florida.
[edit] PGA Tour wins
[edit] Other wins
- 1965 Ohio Intercollegiate
- 1973 New South Wales Open
- 1978 Jerry Ford Invitational (co-champion)
- 1980 Morocco Grand Prix
[edit] Results in major championships
<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 95%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <th align="left">Tournament</th> <th>1972</th> <th>1973</th> <th>1974</th> <th>1975</th> <th>1976</th> <th>1977</th> <th>1978</th> <th>1979</th> </tr> <tr> <td>
The Masters</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">43</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">T18</td> <td style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center">T2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
U.S. Open</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">T29</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">T46</td> <td align="center">T11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
The Open Championship</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">T26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
PGA Championship</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">T35</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">T54</td> <td align="center">T57</td> <td align="center">T36</td> <td align="center">T64</td> <td align="center">T28</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: 95%; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <th align="left">Tournament</th> <th>1980</th> <th>1981</th> <th>1982</th> <th>1983</th> <th>1984</th> <th>1985</th> <th>1986</th> <th>1987</th> <th>1988</th> </tr> <tr> <td>
The Masters</td> <td align="center">T44</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
U.S. Open</td> <td style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="center">T8</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
The Open Championship</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">CUT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>
PGA Championship</td> <td align="center">T55</td> <td align="center">T70</td> <td align="center">T61</td> <td align="center">T80</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td> <td align="center">DNP</td></tr></tbody></table>
