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Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt.

Sam Snead

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Sam Snead
Age: 89 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 27
Died: 2002
Died: May 23
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Close
Putt
Stay
Nickels
Away
Concede
Keep
Dimes
Never
Golfing
Whiskey
Count
Golf

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