At the Masters in Augusta, Sam Snead finished in the top 25 26 times. Snead’s total came across 44 Masters appearances between 1937 and 1983, a remarkable span that included three victories, two runner-up finishes, and 15 top-10 results.
Snead won the Masters in 1949, 1952, and 1954. His 1949 victory was especially notable because he became the first Masters champion to receive the green jacket as part of the tournament’s new winner’s tradition. His 1954 triumph also set a famous scoring mark: he won with a total of 289, one over par, the highest winning score in Masters history at the time.
A top-25 finish includes any result from first through 25th, including ties such as T23. Snead’s 26 top-25 finishes were once the Masters record before Jack Nicklaus surpassed him. The number is easy to confuse with Snead’s 31 cuts made or his 15 top-10 finishes, but those are separate statistical categories.