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 which ranks him only second behind Jack Nicklaus and his 20 "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.
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 a golfer. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and a BA in English Literature from Harvard. He later went to Emory University to pursue a degree in law. When Jones retired from golf at age 28, he concentrated on his law practice.
Bobby Jones' Major Championship Wins
1923: U.S. Open
1924: U.S. Amateur
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
Robert Tyre "Bobby"Jones II, was born to Clara Thomas and Robert Purmedus Jones on March 17, 1902, in Atlanta.
His most outstanding project in retirement was the creation of the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta and the annual invitational tournament it spawned, the Masters.
Jones made an appearance each spring at the Masters, even playing in the event until 1948, when his life took a tragic turn.
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