A Fascinating Anecdote From a 6-Year-Old Tiger Woods’ First Meeting With the Legendary Sam Snead

Playing with your favorite player is a dream of every amateur and professional. Getting an opportunity to play with a legend of the sport is not a dream every professional in golf can fulfill. However, Tiger Woods is among the professionals to have achieved the goal. One such incident of Woods playing with a golf legend recently came to light.

The 15-time major championship winner has various stories associated with the events he has played. However, the lesser-known anecdote of when the five-time Masters winner played with, probably the greatest of all time, Snead, arguably stands out.

Moreover, Bob Harig wrote about the same incident when the six-year-old Tiger competed against the 82-time PGA Tour winner Sam Snead. He talked about it in his new book on Tiger and Phil Mickelson.

Dec 19, 2021; Orlando, Florida, USA; Tiger Woods reacting to Cameron Kuchar draining a long putt on the 17th green during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament at Grande Lakes Orlando Course. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

Bob is a famous golf writer, and he recently wrote a comprehensive book on Woods’ and the lefty’s career and their rivalry. Every Tiger Woods fan will enjoy knowing about the time Sam and Woods played together. What happens, in the end, will blow everyone’s mind.

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Harig wrote about when in 1982, Snead was invited to play an exhibition match. It is where Tiger got the opportunity to play against the legend in a two-hole game. The brief round took place at the Soboba Springs Country Club, a Southern California desert course where the young prodigy took on probably the most outstanding professionals of all time. The two played the tournament on the 17th and the 18th holes.

From @BobHarig’s new book on Tiger and Phil: A 6-year-old Cat signing something for 7-time major winner Sam Snead after an exhibition is amazing. pic.twitter.com/8LZ0Ar9qpl

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) April 23, 2022

The first hole of the match was the 17th hole, a par 3, surrounded by water on the right side. Tiger’s tee shot faded slightly towards the water. Then Snead said to Woods, “Take it out and hit it again.” However, instead of doing that, Woods went towards the golf ball that was sitting barely into the water, knocked his shot onto the green, and made a two-putt for a 4.

 In the end, Tiger lost the tournament to Sam with one shot. However, the seven-time major championship winner offered his autograph to the young Woods.

The twist is when Tiger reciprocated his gesture by giving the 70-year-old legend his autograph. Woods’ gesture proves the confidence he had in himself even at that tender age and how he did not feel nervous while playing with Sam Snead. It is truly incredible to hear a fantastic story.

Tiger Woods’ latest win at the Masters

Tiger registered his recent victory at Augusta National in 2019. The former World Number one won the major championship event with an overall score of 13-under-par. As a result, Woods won with a one-shot advantage. He carded a final round of two-under-par, 70 to finish on the top of the leaderboard.

Furthermore, his round of 70 included three birdies and two bogeys on the opening nine holes. In turn, the golf legend moved out in one-under-par, 35. He made the same score on the back nine to win his first major championship in almost 11 years.

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