Roger Watson earned national golf acclaim by beating the legendary Sam Snead, but became one of North Carolina’s best-known and respected golf figures. Watson, who died this past week at 81, played in ...

Sam Snead, after hitting three beautiful 3-irons, was asked a question about them. So he hit again, but again he was asked. He then hit a fifth time — and was asked a third time. This response ...

It was, he surmised, the frustration expressed by so many golfers upon hitting a bad shot into some impossible lie, picking the wrong club, or letting their anger get the best of them on the course.

POTOMAC, MD - OCTOBER 07: The Sam Snead Trophy is displayed on the first tee box during the first round of the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship held at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm on ...

A look at how the PGA TOUR’s top two all-time winners stack up as Tiger closes in on Snead’s record 82 victories. A look at how the PGA TOUR’s top two all-time winners stack up as Tiger closes in on ...

North Myrtle Beach resident Roger Watson won the 1974 and 1975 PGA Professional National Championship tournaments, both in playoffs, and the 1974 playoff was over Sam Snead at Pinehurst Resort. The ...