Rookie golfer Sam Snead is shown in action during the opening round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., in this April 1, 1936 photo. Snead, the golfing great known as ``Slammin' Sam'' who used the sweetest swing in the game to win seven major championships and a record 81 PGA Tour events, died Thursday May 23, 2002. He was 89. (AP Photo)