This Day in Golf History--June 15

On this date in 1947, Sam Snead had one of his four runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open. He played Lew Worsham in a playoff at St. Louis Country Club, and led by two with three holes to go. But Worsham birdied 16 and Snead bogeyed 17. On the 18th, a controversial finish on the putting green was part of a Snead three-putt bogey as Worsham saved par to win the playoff 69-70. It was Worsham’s only major victory.