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69-659: Bobby Jones won the Birmingham Country Club Invitational at Highland Park in 1916 at the age of 14. Charlie Boswell shot an 81 on the course on Oct. 5, 1956. The course was renamed the Charlie Boswell Golf Course at Highland Park. Today, Boswell is honored by a plaque on the first tee box. Honors Golf took over the golf club and made course and course house improvements and changed the name back to Highland Park Golf Course. This golf club or course-related article

138-706: A Gentleman by Sidney L. Matthew, The Greatest Player Who Never Lived by J. Michael Veron, and Triumphant Journey: The Saga of Bobby Jones and the Grand Slam of Golf by Richard Miller. Published in 2006, The Grand Slam by Mark Frost has received much note as being evocative of Jones's life and times. Jones married Mary Rice Malone in 1924, whom he met in 1919 while a freshman at Georgia Tech. They had three children: Clara Malone, Robert Tyre III (1926–1973), and Mary Ellen (1931–1977). When he retired from golf at age 28, he concentrated on his Atlanta law practice. During World War II , Jones served as an officer in

207-410: A ball at rest after address, and took a 77 instead of the 76 he otherwise would have carded. Jones's self-imposed one-stroke penalty eventually cost him the win by a stroke in regulation, necessitating a playoff, which he then lost. Although praised by many sports writers for his gesture, Jones was reported to have said, "You might as well praise me for not robbing banks." A similar event occurred in

276-548: A bit later on. Jones successfully represented the United States for the first time, in two winning international amateur team matches against Canada, in 1919 and 1920, earning three of a possible four points in foursomes and singles play. In 1919 he traveled to Hamilton Golf and Country Club , for his first serious competitive action outside the U.S., while in 1920, Engineers Country Club , in Roslyn, Long Island , hosted

345-536: A front line division as a prisoner of war interrogator, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel . During the war, Jones permitted the U.S. Army to graze cattle on the grounds at Augusta National. In 1948, Jones was diagnosed with syringomyelia , a fluid-filled cavity in the spinal cord that causes crippling pain, then paralysis; he was eventually restricted to a wheelchair. He died in Atlanta on December 18, 1971, three days after converting to Catholicism . Jones

414-606: A golf course. Course architect Tom Bendelow was asked to lay out the course. The course's first holes were built in 1906 and were initially only seven holes, then nine. In the summer of 1907, the course was expanded to 17 holes, and later that year the 18th hole was built to complete it. Also in 1907, the first significant tournament was hosted at East Lake, the Southern Amateur , won by Nelson Whitney. In 1908, Tom Bendelow opened his "No. 2" course at East Lake. In 1913, famed golf course architect Donald Ross redesigned

483-642: A part of this when it sold the No. 2 course to developers and moved to its current home in Johns Creek . The original course and clubhouse were saved by a group of 25 members, led by Atlanta businessman Paul Grigsby, who purchased them and created East Lake Country Club in 1968. In 1970, the East Lake Meadows public housing project was built on the site of the No. 2 golf course and became a center for poverty, drugs and violence. Middle-income homeowners fled

552-554: A private golf club where he and his friends could play golf in peace and quiet. For several years, he searched for a property near Atlanta where he could develop his own golf club. His friend Clifford Roberts , a New York City investment dealer, knowing of Jones's desire, became aware of a promising property for sale in Augusta, Georgia, where Jones's mother-in-law had grown up, and informed Jones about it. Jones first visited Fruitlands, an Augusta arboretum and indigo plantation since

621-498: A surviving print was located sixty years later and put into video format for preservation by Ely Callaway , a distant cousin of Jones's. All 18 shorts were subsequently preserved and released in a DVD collection by Warner Archive on November 6, 2012. They also air occasionally on Turner Classic Movies , usually in the space between features. Actors and actresses, mostly under contract with Warner Brothers, but also from other studios, volunteered to appear in these 18 episodes. Some of

690-445: A tie for a place Sources for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, British Open, 1921 British Amateur, 1926 British Amateur, 1930 British Amateur, and The Masters. Jones's four titles in the U.S. Open remain tied for the most ever in that championship, along with Willie Anderson , Ben Hogan , and Jack Nicklaus . His four-second-place finishes in the U.S. Open place him second all-time with Sam Snead and Nicklaus. Phil Mickelson holds

759-480: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Alabama is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design

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828-419: Is an annual fundraiser that supports research and education efforts. East Lake Golf Club East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta , Georgia . Established in 1904, it is the oldest golf course in the city. East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments. Since 2004 , East Lake has been

897-480: Is said that Jones was so impressed by Cypress Point that he asked MacKenzie about his interest in the Augusta project, which was originally envisioned as a "golfing hotel resort" before he won the Grand Slam. Jones co-designed the Augusta National course with MacKenzie. The new club opened in early 1933 with the purpose of hosting golf tournaments. Jones had hoped the U.S Open could be played at Augusta, but

966-451: Is said to have played his first and last games of golf at East Lake. Jones won golf's Grand Slam in 1930, claiming the U.S. Amateur , U.S. Open , British Amateur and British Open titles in the same year. Jones's father, "Colonel" Robert P. Jones, served as the president of East Lake from 1937–42 and as a director for 38 years. Bobby Jones himself also served as president of East Lake from 1946–47. Other notable East Lake players around

1035-434: Is something like a cage. First you are expected to get into it and then you are expected to stay there. But of course, nobody can stay there." Jones is most famous for his unique " Grand Slam ," consisting of his victory in all four major golf tournaments of his era (the open and amateur championships in both the U.S. and the U.K.) in a single calendar year (1930). In all Jones played in 31 majors, winning 13 and placing among

1104-404: Is the second golfer in history after John Ball to win those two tournaments in the same year. Jones is the only player ever to have won the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam , or all four major championships, in the same calendar year (1930). Jones's path to the 1930 Grand Slam title was: Jones made a bet on himself achieving this feat with British bookmakers early in 1930, before the first tournament of

1173-535: Is used for the fictional protagonist, Rannulph Junuh. Jones authored several books on golf including Down the Fairway with Oscar Bane "O.B." Keeler (1927), The Rights and Wrongs of Golf (1933), Golf Is My Game (1959), Bobby Jones on Golf (1966), and Bobby Jones on the Basic Golf Swing (1968) with illustrator Anthony Ravielli. The 300-copy limited edition of Down the Fairway is considered one of

1242-625: The Augusta National Golf Club , and co-founded the Masters Tournament . The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional golf tournament in the world. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete at a national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated top-level amateur competition, and competed very successfully against

1311-603: The British Amateur over The Old Course in 1930, and scored a double eagle 2 on the fourth hole (then a par-5, now a par-4), by holing a very long shot from a fairway bunker. In 1958, he was named a Freeman of the City of St Andrews, becoming only the second American to be so honored, the other being Benjamin Franklin in 1759. As Jones departed Younger Hall with his honor, the assembly spontaneously serenaded him off to

1380-622: The U.S. Army Air Corps . His superiors wanted him to play exhibition golf in the United States, but Jones was insistent on serving overseas. In 1943 he was promoted to major and trained as an intelligence officer, serving in England with the 84th Fighter Wing, which was part of the Ninth Air Force . While in England, he made the acquaintance of General Dwight D. Eisenhower . Landing in Normandy on June 7, 1944, Jones spent two months with

1449-559: The next U.S. Open , played at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio . In the second round, after his opening round put him in second place, Jones was putting on the 15th green in the face of a strong wind. After grounding his putter during address to square up the club face, the ball rolled a half turn in the wind when Jones lifted the club head to place it behind the ball. Although no one else observed this movement of

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1518-805: The Civil War era, in the spring of 1930, and he purchased it for $ 70,000 in 1931, with the plan to design a golf course on the site. Alister MacKenzie followed Jones at the 1927 Open Championship and presented him with an inscribed copy of his book Golf Architecture after his victory at the Old Course in St. Andrews. Two years later, Jones was in California for the 1929 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, which provided an opportunity to experience two courses designed by MacKenzie. Jones played in an exhibition at Pasatiempo and practice round at Cypress Point Club . It

1587-399: The Masters on an exhibition basis through 1948 . Jones played his last round of golf at East Lake Golf Club , his home course in Atlanta, on August 18, 1948. A picture commemorating the event now sits in the clubhouse at East Lake. Citing health reasons, he quit golf permanently thereafter. Jones suffered from a rare neurological condition called syringomyelia , which eventually robbed him of

1656-447: The Masters, although his scores were usually respectable. These were almost all ceremonial performances, since his main duty was as host of the event. His extraordinary popularity, efforts with the course design, and tournament organization boosted the profile of the Masters significantly. The tournament, jointly run by Jones and Clifford Roberts, made many important innovations that became the norm elsewhere, such as gallery ropes to control

1725-600: The Robert T. Jones Scholarship, is among the most unusual scholarships offered by any university. In September 1930, a month and a half after his final U.S. Amateur victory, Jones turned professional. Though he did not intend to earn money from playing golf in pro tournaments, Jones intended to make money from instructional films and books. According to USGA rules, only professionals were allowed to make money from golf in any form. In addition, Jones worked with J Victor East, an Australian of A.G. Spalding & Co. , to develop

1794-509: The Slam, at odds of 50–1, and collected over $ 60,000 when he did it. Jones represented the United States in the Walker Cup five times, winning nine of his 10 matches, and the U.S. won the trophy all five times. He served as playing captain of the U.S. team in 1928 and 1930. He also won two other tournaments against professionals: the 1927 Southern Open and the 1930 Southeastern Open. Jones

1863-506: The U.S. Amateur, he won 13 major championships (as they were counted at the time) in 21 attempts. Jones was the first player to win "The Double", both the U.S. and British Open Championships in the same year (1926). He was the second (and last) to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in the same year (1930), first accomplished in 1916 by Chick Evans . Jones also won both the British Amateur and British Open Championships in 1930, and

1932-584: The United States. Today, Purpose Built Communities is present in 14 cities in the US. In 1998 East Lake's No. 2 golf course was transformed into the Charlie Yates Golf Course , a 9-hole "executive" public course that provides golf education to children living in the city of Atlanta. The course was rated one of the top 10 short range courses in America by Golf Range Magazine and all profits from

2001-422: The ability to walk. He died of cardiovascular disease in 1971. Bobby Jones was often confused with the prolific golf course designer Robert Trent Jones , with whom he worked from time to time. "People always used to get them confused, so when they met, they decided each be called something different," Robert Trent Jones Jr. said. To help avoid confusion, the golfer was called "Bobby," and the golf course designer

2070-648: The ball either, again Jones called a penalty on himself, but this time Jones went on to win the tournament, the second of his four U.S. Open victories. Jones had a unique relationship with the town of St Andrews . On his first appearance on the Old Course in The Open Championship of 1921 , he withdrew after 11 holes in the third round, when he failed to complete the hole (in effect disqualifying himself), and tore up his scorecard, although he finished

2139-512: The course at East Lake. The new plan provided for each of the nine holes to conclude at the clubhouse. Ross also redesigned the No. 2 course in 1928. A tragic fire destroyed the original clubhouse at East Lake in 1925. Following the fire, famed architect Philip Shutze , who is known for constructing the famous Swan House in Buckhead , was hired by the club to build East Lake's present day two-story Tudor style clubhouse. Golfer Bobby Jones

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2208-655: The course conditions were not suitable in the summer when the Open was played. Grantland Rice, editor of American Golfer , made the suggestion to hold a tournament for sports writers who were returning home after attending spring training in Florida. The tournament was held in March 1934. The new tournament, originally known as the Augusta National Invitational, was an immediate success and attracted most of

2277-472: The course go to benefit the East Lake Foundation. Charlie Yates was an East Lake golfer who won the British Amateur at Royal Troon Golf Club in 1938. Charlie grew up on Second Avenue, the street which separated East Lake's main course from its No. 2 course. His boyhood hero was Bobby Jones, whom he knew and played with on the course at East Lake. Since 2004 East Lake Golf Club has been

2346-415: The course with Robert Trent Jones . Open and amateur-only majors shown in bold . Defeated Bobby Cruickshank in an 18-hole playoff: Jones 76 (+4), Cruickshank 78 (+6). Defeated Al Espinosa in a 36-hole playoff: Jones 72–69=141 (−3), Espinosa 84–80=164 (+20). National Amateur championships were counted as majors at the time. Jones' actual major total using the standard in place in his lifetime

2415-603: The family of Bobby Jones (known as Jonesheirs, Inc.) for the use of the Bobby Jones name. In 2019 the family of Bobby Jones partnered with the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation to form the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones CSF), a nonprofit which works to raise awareness of Chiari Malformation and syringomyelia and to search for a cure. The Bobby Jones Classic golf tournament

2484-476: The first set of matched steel-shafted clubs; the clubs sold very well and into the 1970s were still considered among the best-designed sets ever made. Jones played in the first dozen Masters, through 1948 , but only in the first as a contender. By then, his health at age 46 had declined to the stage where this was no longer possible. With his health difficulties, being past his prime, and not competing elsewhere to stay in tournament form, he never truly contended at

2553-428: The flow of the large crowds, many scoreboards around the course, the use of red / green numbers on those scoreboards to denote under / over par scores, an international field of top players, high-caliber television coverage, and week-long admission passes for patrons, which became extremely hard to obtain. The tournament also sought and welcomed feedback from players, fans, and writers, leading to continual improvement over

2622-454: The grass and caused a slight movement of the ball. He took the shot, then informed his playing partner Walter Hagen and the USGA official covering their match that he was calling a penalty on himself. Hagen was unable to talk him out of it, and they continued play. After the round and before he signed his scorecard, officials argued with Jones but he insisted that he had violated Rule 18, moving

2691-711: The inaugural Georgia Amateur Championship conducted by the Georgia State Golf Association at the Capital City Club, in Brookhaven, at age 14. His victory at this event put him in the national spotlight for the first time. The Georgia Amateur win caught the eye of the United States Golf Association which awarded Jones his first invitation to the U.S. Amateur at Merion near Philadelphia . Jones advanced to

2760-493: The matches. Still a teenager, he was by far the youngest player in the series. Jones also played in the 1919 Canadian Open while in Hamilton, Ontario , performing very well to place tied for second, but 16 shots behind winner J. Douglas Edgar . Edgar had immigrated from England in 1919 to take a club professional's job in Atlanta at Druid Hills Golf Club ; Edgar mentored and played frequently with Jones from 1919 to 1921. Edgar

2829-426: The more well-known actors to appear in the instructional plots included James Cagney , Joe E. Brown , Edward G. Robinson , W.C. Fields , Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. , Richard Barthelmess , Richard Arlen , Guy Kibbee , Warner Oland and Loretta Young . Various scenarios involving the actors were used to provide an opportunity for Jones to convey a lesson about a particular part of the game. The shorts were directed by

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2898-519: The nation's worst public housing projects into a thriving community. The Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) was formed in 1898 and due to its popularity it gained 700 members in only four years. The director of the club's athletic program was John Heisman , the famous football coach for whom the Heisman Trophy is named. In 1904 the AAC bought property at East Lake to build a country club which included

2967-614: The permanent home of The Tour Championship , the culminating event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup . The Tour Championship was first played at the course in 1998 . The reigning Tour Championship and FedEx Cup champion is Scottie Scheffler . All proceeds from operations at East Lake Golf Club—more than $ 20 million to date —go to support the East Lake Foundation , which has helped transform one of

3036-611: The permanent location of the Tour Championship , the finale of the PGA Tour Playoffs and the FedEx Cup . The Tour Championship is also one of the largest supporters of the East Lake Foundation. In May 2015 it was announced that East Lake would be the site of a new collegiate golf tournament, the East Lake Cup. In partnership with the Golf Channel the East Lake Cup invites the top men's and women's teams from

3105-475: The previous season to compete in a match play championship each November. The tournament is broadcast on the Golf Channel. The inaugural East Lake Cup was played November 2 and 3, 2015. The champions of the first year's tournament were Illinois (men's) and USC (women's). The 2016 the tournament added a day of stroke play to the competition with Illinois winning on the men's side and Duke winning on

3174-403: The price of a theater ticket." Jones indicated at the time of the making of the 1931 series that the films would be "designed as instructive" but not "so complicated that a non-golfer can't understand them." The films were popular, and Jones gave up his amateur status while earning lucrative contract money for this venture. These films were put into storage and were unavailable for decades, but

3243-566: The profits from East Lake Golf Club go to support the East Lake Foundation which in turn helps to support the health, education, safety and productivity of the East Lake neighborhood. Because of this, East Lake Golf Club's motto is "Golf with a Purpose". Based on the success of the East Lake model, a new organization, Purpose Built Communities , was established in 2009 to help fight concentrated segments of poverty in communities throughout

3312-462: The prolific George Marshall . How I Play Golf How To Break 90 Jones was the subject of the quasi-biographical 2004 feature film Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius in which he was portrayed by Jim Caviezel . The Jones legend was also used to create a supporting character in The Legend of Bagger Vance in 2000, portrayed by Joel Gretsch , and the event where he called his own penalty

3381-521: The quarterfinals in his first playing in the event. He was influenced by club professional Stewart Maiden , a native of Carnoustie , Scotland. Maiden was the professional at the Atlanta Athletic Club 's East Lake Golf Club , who also trained Alexa Stirling , the three-time winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur , who was five years older than Jones but also a prodigy at East Lake. Jones also received golf lessons from Willie Ogg when he

3450-420: The rarest and most sought-after golf books by collectors. To keep this book readily available to golfers, Herbert Warren Wind included a reproduction of Down the Fairway in his Classics of Golf Library. Jones has been the subject of several books, most notably The Bobby Jones Story and A Boy's Life of Bobby Jones , both by O.B. Keeler. Other notable texts are The Life and Times of Bobby Jones: Portrait of

3519-410: The record with six (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) second-place finishes. His five titles in the U.S. Amateur are a record. Jones was ranked as the fourth greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine in 2000. Nicklaus was first, Hogan second, and Snead third. Jones was ranked as the third greatest golfer of all time in a major survey published by Golf Magazine , September 2009. Nicklaus

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3588-478: The renovation as a catalyst for revitalizing the surrounding community. In 1994, Rees Jones , son of golf course architect Robert Trent Jones , restored Donald Ross ' original golf course design at East Lake to its current layout. In 1998 the Tour Championship was hosted at East Lake for the first time. In 2005 East Lake was named the permanent home of the Tour Championship. East Lake has hosted

3657-530: The round and indeed played the fourth round as well. He firmly stated his dislike for The Old Course and the town reciprocated, saying in the press, "Master Bobby is just a boy, and an ordinary boy at that." Later, he came to love the Old Course and the town like few others. When he won the Open at the Old Course in 1927 , he wowed the crowd by asking that the trophy remain with his friends at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club rather than return with him to Atlanta. He won

3726-480: The same time were amateurs Watts Gunn , Perry Adair , Charlie Yates and Alexa Stirling Fraser many of whom were assisted by East Lake's golf professional Stewart Maiden . In 1963, East Lake hosted the 15th biennial Ryder Cup where Arnold Palmer served as the playing captain of the winning US Team. East Lake began a downward slope when the surrounding neighborhood deteriorated in the 1960s and became victim to suburban flight . The Atlanta Athletic Club became

3795-425: The surrounding neighborhood, replaced by low-income renters. By the 1980s, East Lake became a mostly forgotten golf course in a seemingly hopeless neighborhood. This all changed in 1993 when a local charitable foundation headed by Tom Cousins purchased East Lake with the intent to restore it as a tribute to Bobby Jones and the club's other great amateur golfers. The East Lake Foundation was also created and has used

3864-594: The top ten finishers 27 times. After retiring from competitive golf in 1930, Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club soon afterwards in 1933. He also co-founded the Masters Tournament, which has been annually staged by the club since 1934 (except for 1943–45, when it was canceled due to World War II ). The Masters evolved into one of golf's four major championships. Jones came out of retirement in 1934 to play in

3933-579: The tournament 23 times since 1998. The clubhouse was significantly expanded in 2008 with a 20,000 square foot addition designed to match the existing 1926 structure. The manufacturer of the original B. Mifflin Hood roof tiles had gone out of business in the 1940s, but they were recreated by Ludowici . Construction began in February of that year and was completed by the Tour championship that September. All of

4002-621: The traditional tune of Will Ye No Come Back Again? in a famously moving tribute. Today, a scholarship exchange bearing the Jones name exists between the University of St Andrews and Emory University , Queen's University , The University of Western Ontario and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. At Emory, four students are sent to St Andrews for an all-expenses-paid year of study and travel. In return, Emory accepts four students from St Andrews each year. The program,

4071-461: The world's best professional golfers. Jones often beat stars such as Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen , the era's top pros. Jones earned his living mainly as a lawyer, and competed in golf only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28, though he earned significant money from golf after that, as an instructor and equipment designer. Explaining his decision to retire, Jones said, "It [championship golf]

4140-423: The world's top players right from its start. Jones came out of retirement to play, essentially on an exhibition basis, and his presence guaranteed enormous media attention, boosting the new tournament's fame. In 1939, the tournament was renamed The Masters. The Masters, one of the best-known golf tournaments, is part of the modern Grand Slam. Later, in 1947, he founded Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta and co-designed

4209-528: The years. The Masters gradually evolved to being one of the most respected tournaments in the world, one of the four major championships. Following his retirement from competitive golf in 1930, and even in the years leading up to that, Jones had become one of the most famous sports figures in the world and was recognized virtually everywhere he went. While certainly appreciative of the enormous adulation and media coverage, this massive attention caused Jones to lose his privacy in golf circles, and he wished to create

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4278-526: Was 13. The majors of Jones' time (those for which as an amateur he was eligible) were the U.S. and British Opens and Amateurs. Jones retired after his Grand Slam in 1930, playing only his own tournament, The Masters. As an amateur golfer, he was not eligible to compete in the PGA Championship . M = Medalist LA = Low amateur NT = No tournament WD = Withdrew R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which Jones lost in amateur match play "T" indicates

4347-705: Was a lifelong member of the Atlanta Athletic Club (at the club's original site, now the East Lake Golf Club ), and the Capital City Club in Atlanta. In the first round of the 1925 U.S. Open at the Worcester Country Club near Boston, his approach shot to the 11th hole's elevated green fell short into the deep rough of the embankment. As he took his stance to pitch onto the green, the head of his club brushed

4416-999: Was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity , and the Georgia Phi chapter house at Georgia Tech is named in his honor. He then earned an A.B. in English Literature from Harvard College in 1924, where he was a member of the Owl Club . In 1926 he entered Emory University School of Law and became a member of Phi Delta Phi . After only three semesters he passed the Georgia bar exam and subsequently joined his father's law firm, Jones, Evins, Moore and Howell, (predecessor to Alston & Bird ), in Atlanta, Georgia. As an adult, he hit his stride and won his first U.S. Open in 1923 . From that win at New York's Inwood Country Club , through his 1930 victory in

4485-645: Was baptized on his deathbed by Monsignor John D. Stapleton, rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, and attended by the Jones family was buried in Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery . His widow Mary died less than four years later in 1975 at age 72, following the death of their son, Robert T. Jones III, of a heart attack in 1973 at age 47. Founded in 2013, Jones Global Sports designs, develops, and sells apparel, accessories and golf equipment. The company has an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with

4554-538: Was called "Trent." Jones was born on March 17, 1902, in Atlanta , Georgia . He battled health issues as a young boy, and golf was prescribed to strengthen him. Encouraged by his father, "Colonel" Robert Purmedus Jones, an Atlanta lawyer, Jones loved golf from the start. He developed quickly into a child prodigy who won his first children's tournament at the age of six at his home course at East Lake Golf Club . In 1916, Jones won his first major golf event when he claimed

4623-497: Was credited by Jones with helping develop his game significantly. Jones qualified for his first U.S. Open at age 18 in 1920 , and was paired with the legendary Harry Vardon for the first two rounds. He won the Southern Amateur three times: 1917, 1920, and 1922. Jones earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1922 and played for the varsity golf team, lettering all four years. Jones

4692-514: Was in his teenage years. Jones played frequently with his father, a skilled golfer himself. The younger Jones sometimes battled his own temper on the course, but later controlled his emotions as he became more experienced. Jones toured the U.S. during World War I from 1917 to 1918, playing exhibition matches before large crowds, often with Alexa Stirling and Perry Adair , to generate income for war relief. Playing in front of such crowds in these matches helped him, as he moved into national competition

4761-425: Was ranked first, with Tiger Woods second, Hogan fourth, and Snead fifth. Jones appeared in a series of short instructional films produced by Warner Brothers in 1931 titled How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones (12 films) and in 1933 titled How to Break 90 (six films). The shorts were designed to be shown in theaters alongside feature films, whereby "would-be golfers of the country can have the Jones' instruction for

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