sam snead was the oldest golfer to win a pga tournament.
sam snead was the oldest golfer to win a pga tournament.
who is the oldest golfer to win a pga tournament?
sam snead
he was the only player in the 20th century to win the british open in three different decades. his first win, as a 23-year-old in 1959 at muirfield, came after he double-bogeyed the last hole. in 1974, he became one of the few golfers in history to win two major championships in the same season. player last won the masters in 1978, when he started seven strokes behind 54-hole leader hubert green entering the final round, and won by one shot with birdies at seven of the last 10 holes for a back nine 30 and a final round 64. one week later, player again came from seven strokes back in the final round to win the tournament of champions. in 1984, at the age of 48 player nearly became the oldest ever major champion, finishing in second place behind lee trevino at the pga championship. and in gusty winds at the 1998 masters, he became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut, breaking the 25-year-old record set by sam snead. player credited this feat to his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness.
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bullet::::- 11 may: ian macgregor, caddie for alastair forsyth, died of an apparent heart attack during the final round of the madeira islands open - portugal - bpi, a tournament dual-sanctioned by the european tour and the challenge tour.









































bullet::::- 18 may: for the second time, miguel ángel jiménez extended his own record as the oldest golfer to win on the european tour, winning the open de españa at age .
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