frontispiece: Courtesy of Snead Archives
facing the prologue: Augusta National/Getty Images
i1.1 Sam Snead, age seven (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.2 Sam Snead, Johnny Farrell, Billy Burke, Cascades Open, 1935 (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.3 Sam and Audrey Snead (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.4 Sam Snead circa 1930s, Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta National/Getty Images)
i1.5 Sam Snead and Byron Nelson, 1940 PGA Championship (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.6 Sam Snead, 1939 U.S. Open (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.7 Sam and Audrey Snead, 1946 Open Championship (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.8 Sam Snead and Ben Hogan circa late 1940s (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.9 Sam Snead with dog, Meister, White Sulfur Springs, 1992 (Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)
i1.10 Sam and Jack Snead, 1995 (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i1.11 Opening Ceremony of 1994 Masters Tournament, (from left to right) Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Augusta chairman Jack Stephens, Gene Sarazen (Augusta National/Getty Images)
i1.12 Sam Snead at Snead Links (Courtesy of Snead Archives)
i2.1 Byron Nelson in his early twenties (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.2 Byron Nelson, PGA Tour (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.3 Byron and Louise Nelson, circa mid-1930s (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.4 Byron Nelson, mid-swing (USGA)
i2.5 Byron Nelson circa 1937 Masters (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.6 Byron Nelson, 1940 PGA Championship (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.7 Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, 1942 Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta National/Getty Images)
i2.8 Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.9 Byron Nelson on his farm (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.10 Byron and Peggy Nelson, circa 1984 (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.11 Byron Nelson and Ken Venturi (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.12 Byron Nelson in woodshop (Courtesy of the Byron Nelson Estate)
i2.13 Byron Nelson tipping hat (Salesmanship Club of Dallas)
i3.1 Baby Ben Hogan with father, Chester Hogan, 1913 (Courtesy of the Hogan Estate)
i3.2 Ben Hogan, age sixteen (Courtesy of the Hogan Estate)
i3.3 Ben and Valerie Hogan, Hershey Hotel, 1938 (Courtesy of the Hogan Estate)
i3.4 Jimmy Demaret (left) and Ben Hogan, 1940 Masters (Corbis)
i3.5 Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, Augusta National, 1946 (Corbis)
i3.6 Ben Hogan, Los Angeles Open, 1950 (Corbis)
i3.7 Ben and Valerie Hogan, two weeks following accident (Courtesy of the Hogan Estate)
i3.8 Ben Hogan, 72nd hole, Merion Golf Club, 50th United States Open Championship (Time/Life)
i3.9 Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, 1954 Masters (Corbis)
i3.10 Ben Hogan Day, New York City, July 1953 (AP/WideWorld)
i3.11 Jack Fleck and Ben Hogan following play-off, Olympic Golf Club, United States Open Championship, 1955 (Corbis)
i3.12 Ben and Valerie Hogan, Shady Oaks Country Club, 1990 (Courtesy of the Hogan Estate)