Little Poison: Paul Runyan, Sam Snead, and a Long-Shot Upset at the 1938 PGA Championship

by John Dechant

Paul Runyan--the Arkansas farm boy who stood five feet, six inches and weighed 130 pounds--shocked the golf world by defeating long and lean, sweet-swinging Sam Snead in the finals of the 1938 PGA Championship, thus earning the nickname "Little Poison." Runyan did more than beat Snead: he shellacked him as decisively as David toppled mighty Goliath. His resounding victory was so convincing, so dominant, that even Snead had to shake his head when it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496231422
• ISBN13: 9781496231420
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"