SAM SNEAD IS THE ONLY MALE TO HAVE EVER WON AN LPGA EVENT

Sam Snead was in the field at the 15-player field at the Royal Poinciana Plaza Invitational at Palm Beach Golf Club – a par-3 course – in 1961 and 1962. In 1961, the field boasted 24 men and women. Louise Suggs won that event by one stroke and Snead finished third, two shots behind. But in 1962, Snead received a special invitation to compete in the event, and he prevailed by five strokes over Mickey Wright. Patty Berg, Kathy Whitworth and Betsy Rawls were also in the field, where Snead was the only male of the 15 players who teed it up.