Sixteen years ago, a young (26), up & coming golf pro named Sam Snead defeated Old Pro Gene Sarazen in the first Goodall Round Robin golf tournament. Snead, a prodigious hitter, beat the old pro in a tight play-off for the title. Last week, on Long Island's Meadowbrook course, Snead, now an old pro himself, made certain that no young upstarts got within hailing distance of him.
In the first round, playing against such topflighters as Byron Nelson, Lloyd Mangrum and Bob Toski, Snead fired a three-under-par 67 over the tightly trapped course and picked up 14 points.* Next day, playing...
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