# J. C. Snead

Jesse Carlyle Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead is the nephew of hall of famer Sam Snead.
Snead, who prefers that people called him 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.
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, 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 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)

| 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 (2) | −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 | 1975 | Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | Raymond Floyd, Bobby Nichols | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Nichols eliminated by 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 |

### PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Oct 28, 1973 | Qantas Australian Open | −8 (70-70-69-71=280) | 2 strokes | Jerry Breaux |

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Jul 29, 1980 | Jerry Ford Invitational | −5 (66-71=137) | Shared title with Hubert Green | Shared title with Hubert Green |

### Senior PGA Tour wins (4)

* Legend
* Senior PGA Tour major championships (1)
* Other Senior PGA Tour (3)
| 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 |
Senior PGA 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 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

| Tournament | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | 30 | 2 | T26 | T10 | T43 | T39 | | 22 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T21 | T49 | T14 | T27 | T2 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | | CUT | T20 | T3 | T24 | T28 | T15 | T19 | | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Masters Tournament | T14 | CUT | DQ | T12 | CUT | | | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T22 | T33 | T15 | T43 | | | | |
| PGA Championship | T50 | 15 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 72 | CUT | |
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 made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| Totals | 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

| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
| The Players Championship | 2 | T34 | 2 | T13 | T71 | CUT | T31 | WD | T13 | T32 | CUT | T17 | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T46 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

## Champions Tour major championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −16 (69-68-66-69=272) | Playoff$^1$ | Jack Nicklaus |
$^1$ Won with birdie on the first playoff hole.