Edgar Sneed Jr. (born August 6, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, winning four PGA events.
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, he graduated from Ohio State University, where he was on the golf team, and turned pro in 1967. He briefly worked at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio—where Jack Nicklaus learned the game—before his career took off.
Sneed's first win came in 1973 at the Australian New South Wales PGA Open, beating Bob Shearer by two strokes with an eagle-par finish. That same month, he claimed his first PGA Tour title at the Kaiser International, tying for lowest score in tournament history.
His best major result was a runner-up at the 1979 Masters, losing in a playoff to Fuzzy Zoeller. Other PGA wins include the 1974 Tallahassee Open and 1975 Hawaiian Open. Sneed joined the Senior Tour in 1994, adding two more victories, and later became a sportscaster and course designer.
Give me a biography of Tom Watson, the golfer who won the British Open.
Tom Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer renowned for his 8 major championships, including 5 Open Championships (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983).
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Watson grew up playing at Kansas City's Mission Hills Country Club under coach Stan Thirsk. He attended Stanford University, earning All-American honors in 1970, before turning pro in 1971. Early career struggles ended with his first PGA Tour win in 1974 at the Byron Nelson Classic.
Watson's rivalry with Jack Nicklaus defined an era; he bested Nicklaus in three Opens. Beyond the 1979 Masters, his Open triumphs came at Carnoustie, Turnberry (twice), Muirfield, and Royal Troon. He reached 20% of all British Opens from 1975-1984.
Retiring from competitive golf in 2016, Watson captained the 2014 U.S. Ryder Cup team. At 5'9" and 160 lbs in his prime, he's celebrated for accuracy, short game prowess, and bad-weather resilience on links courses. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988, Watson remains a golf ambassador.