Equally dominant was Hogan, who in many ways was the polar opposite of Snead.
Known worldwide for his straw hat and folksy humour, Snead reportedly never had a golf lesson, and he sometimes employed unorthodox methods of putting in order to counteract problems caused by a twitch (known in golf parlance as "the yips").
Before Woods's arrival, it would have seemed absurd to tout so young a player as the greatest in the game's history, yet he has been afforded such praise by the likes of Nicklaus, Snead, and other veteran players.
Runyan's most notable victory came when he demolished the heavily favoured Snead, closing him out after 29 holes to capture the PGA championship in 1938.
Snead was noted for the longevity of his career, his agility, and his smooth, self-taught swing.
In the final round, Nicklaus bogeyed the 12th & surrendered the lead in the tournament to Snead & Player.
As a special treat, I take the long way, out Route 116, an untrafficked rural byway connecting one-stoplight towns like Snead to no-stoplight towns like Bugleville.
It was won by a native Georgian for the first time, Tommy Aaron, who beat J.C. Snead by a stroke.
A small man, weighing only 138 pounds, Runyan seems pitifully frail beside such golfers as Snead, Bulls, Dutra, and Guldhal, all of whom, like most golf's more recent topnotchers, have the build of a heavyweight fighter.
Fisher and Snead have already prepared for that by spending a second-round pick on Cincinnati's Isaiah Pead.
All were from the South: Snead grew up in the mountains of Virginia, Nelson and Hogan within a couple of miles of each other near Fort Worth.
