Sam Snead at WGCC, Dayton, 1959

Sam Snead visits Walnut Grove Country Club, Dayton, OH, August 1959. Filmed by John D. Maloney on 8mm Kodak film; wife Pat is in the white sunglasses. JD Maloney can be seen playing golf in 1947 in a much funnier film, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zU6PNfqEYA

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[tjmaloney]

to 1tontomato, the music is the "Smooth Jazz" you get when you have have Yesvideo put your 8mm films on DVD. That's right, 8mm film, as in the notes at the right; see the date, 1959? Mobile phones, not to mention cameras on them, are, uh, less than 48 years old.

[billyray577]

@tjmaloney thanks for posting - a wonderful piece of history.

[ucppgmc]

I was one of four caddies at this event, although I did not caddy for Snead. I was a 17 year old high sch. grad about to leave Dayton for college. I had caddied at Walnut Grove for 8 yrs. so was experienced. I had caddied in many tournaments and otherwise for the Zimmermans, Carl Yueg so I knew the level of course difficulty. Sam Snead was at the end of his career, but so much better than the local pro or excellent amateurs. He was fun. True to rumor "he was cheap" I made more than his caddy.

[jungfraujoch11333]

I think all born within a few months of each other

[brh5934]

hahahhahahah

[chookter1]

was this filmed on a nokia mobile phone or something

[squadr0nleader]

Thank you very much indeed for your informative response - much appreciated.

[vjb007]

Snead's swing is generally regarded as the greatest of all time, partly because it held up the best over time. "He played longer, better than anyone in the history of the game"---Bob Toski. Hogan is revered for taking a bad swing and making a championship swing out of it; and he is often regarded as a shotmaker without peer. Byron Nelson, credited with the development of the "modern" swing, was extremely accurate with his clubs. Snead, Hogan, and Nelson were all very close in overall ability.

[squadr0nleader]

I always wondered why the equipment testing machine called 'Iron Byron' was modelled on Byron Nelson's swing and not Hogan's or Snead's. I know Nelson was a brilliant golfer, but is it not true to say that Snead's and Hogan's swings are regarded as the nearest to perfection? Anyone know?

[1tontomato]

I really like the first jazz song in the background, who is it?

Thanks!