Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was a golf champion of the early 20th century. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and is buried in Oakland Cemetery, also in Atlanta.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Known as "Bobby" or "Bob", Jones was arguably the greatest player who ever competed on a national and international level. Between 1923 and 1930 he won 13 major championships (as they were counted at that time; 7 as they are counted now), which ranks him only second behind Jack Nicklaus and his 20 (or 18) majors.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jones was the youngest player to ever play in a U.S. Amateur Championship Golf tournament. Jones was the first player to win The Double, both the US Open and The Open Championship (British Open) in the same year. He is still the first and only player to ever win the Grand Slam, all four major championships (of the era) in the same year (in 1930 this was the U.S and British Opens, and the U.S. and British Amateurs. Only Tiger Woods has come close by simultaneously holding the titles of the 2000 U.S. and British Opens, the 2000 PGA Championship, and the 2001 Masters, which is the Grand Slam of the modern era. The Grand Slam, however, requires winning them all in the same calendar year. The remarkable thing about Bobby Jones is that he did all this whilst still remaining an Amateur, something that is unlikely to occur in the modern day.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Bobby Jones along with Alister McKenzie designed the Augusta National golf course and started The Masters golf tournament held at Augusta each year.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jones was equally successful as an academic as he was a golfer. He earned a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a BA in English Literature from Harvard. He later went on to Emory University to pursue a degree in law. When Jones retired from golf at the age of 28, he concentrated on his law practice.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jones is considered one of the five giants of 1920s professional sports, along with baseball player Babe Ruth, boxer Jack Dempsey, football player Red Grange, and tennis player Bill Tilden.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The 2004 biopic, Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius, starring Jim Caviezel, is based on his life.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Bobby Jones' Major Championship Wins

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1923: U.S. Open

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1924: U.S. Amateur Championship

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1925: U.S. Amateur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1926: The Open Championship, U.S. Open

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1927: The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1928: U.S. Amateur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1929: U.S. Open

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

:1930: British Amateur, The Open Championship, U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Despite the similarity of their names and professions, he is not related to famous golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, although the two men did collaborate on the design of several golf courses.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

March 17: March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). There are 289 days remaining....

1902: 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar)....

December 18: December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 13 days remaining....

Bobby Jones (golfer) related Images and Photos (experimental)

Bobby Jones In Augusta	Bobby	Golfer	Jone's Views II
Jone's Views III	Golfer III	Bobby Orr	Bobby Ryan
Bobby Abreu	Bobby Darin	Bobby Jenks	Jones Beach