Sam Snead

Sam Snead's Peak: 1950 form rates 92 overall among the all-time greats, a World No. 1 Material profile built around engine graded S+, which tops every other attribute on the card.

• Power A+ — well above the pool average in the legends pool; 6 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy A — a clear strength in the legends pool; only 4 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play sits at A+ for Snead, modestly above average across the legends pool: 8 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at A for Snead, modestly above average across the legends pool: 9 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at B+ for Snead, the clearest weak point in the profile across the legends pool: nearly the whole pool rates higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• At A, Snead's course iq rating is a shade above the pool average (52nd percentile of the legends pool) — 12 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve A- — a genuine liability in the legends pool; nearly the whole pool rates higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency sits at A+ for Snead, well above the pool average across the legends pool: 6 of the other 25 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine S+ — among the very best in the pool in the legends pool; no one else in the pool rates higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

World No. 1 Material. Ranks among the very best in the pool on the strength of a broad, balanced game rather than one standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the legends pool belong to Vijay Singh (93% similar), Ernie Els (87% similar) and Gene Sarazen (87% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Vijay Singh,
• Ernie Els,
• Gene Sarazen

Of the 24 events on the schedule, U.S. Open, The Open Championship and THE PLAYERS Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• U.S. Open — Major
• The Open Championship — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship

Legends aren't priced for Salary Cap — Sam Snead unlocks wholesale, gold-accented, alongside the rest of the Peak: 1950 pool inside Legends mode, where every build gets the same nine zones and no budget to manage.

82 PGA Tour wins (record, tied); 1950: 11 wins, 69.23 avg (Vardon). Most natural swing ever, long and repeatable, competitive into his 60s (won at 52; T3 PGA at 62). Yips and 4 U.S. Open runner-ups cap putting/nerve. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–11 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.