Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open a record eight times, the first in 1938 and the last one in 1965 at the age of 52, he was oldest man to ever win on the PGA TOUR. This win was the last of his 81 victories -- 17 of them after turning 40.
The trophy for the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro was renamed the Sam Snead Trophy in 1998. Snead had been a familiar face to the tournament often joining the trophy presentation and donning his honorary green GGO jacket.
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