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82-598: The origins of the USGA Museum can be traced to 1935, when George Blossom, a member of the USGA’s Executive Committee, first proposed the creation of a collection of historical golf artifacts. One year later, in an effort to formalize the Museum, the USGA Museum and Library Committee was created with the primary function of collecting historically significant artifacts and books. The first significant donation to

164-706: 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

246-503: A Slam." Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern majors at any time during their careers, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam : Gene Sarazen , Ben Hogan , Gary Player , Jack Nicklaus , Tiger Woods . Woods and Nicklaus have won each of the four majors at least three times. The term also refers to a former tour tournament, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf , an annual off-season tournament, that

328-410: 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

410-548: 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

492-489: A calendar-year Grand Slam. Langer and Nicklaus are the only players to have won four or more different senior majors in their careers. Although Nicklaus never won The Senior Open, that event was not recognized as a U.S. senior major until 2003, which was also the only year he played the event. Player won The Senior Open three times before 2003, when it was considered a major by the European Senior Tour but not

574-609: A course which could carry him to the biggest grand slam in golf since Bobby Jones' feat in 1930. The Pennsylvania strongman with golfdom's golden touch passed his first landmark when he won the 24th Masters tournament yesterday with a pulsating stretch drive. Three more big ones remain- the U.S. Open in Denver June 16-18, the 100th anniversary British Open at historic St. Andrews July 4-9 and the PGA championship in Akron, Ohio, July 28-31. If

656-536: 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

738-555: A modern Grand Slam by holding all four major titles at the same time. He won all four major championships consecutively — the U.S. Open , Open Championship , and PGA Championship in 2000 , and the 2001 Masters — but not in the same calendar year. This has been called the Tiger Slam . In fact, even before Woods accomplished this, there was much debate over the definition of "Grand Slam." Fred Couples said, "I don't know how I can put it more simply . . . if he wins all four, it's

820-615: A national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated top-level amateur competition, and competed very successfully against 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]

902-554: 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

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984-498: 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

1066-445: 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

1148-614: Is an annual fundraiser that supports research and education efforts. Grand Slam (golf) The Grand Slam in professional golf is winning all of golf's major championships in the same calendar year. The only player who has accomplished a similar feat is Bobby Jones in 1930, winning the four major tournaments of that era open to amateurs: the British Amateur, the British Open, the United States Open, and

1230-480: 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

1312-434: 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

1394-522: Is the only one of the group to have won five different tournaments recognized as majors. Although other women's tours, notably the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA of Japan Tour , recognize a different set of "majors", the U.S. LPGA is so dominant in global women's golf that the phrase "women's majors", without further qualification, is almost universally considered as a reference to

1476-614: Is the only other player to have completed any era's Career Senior Grand Slam, doing so in his first two years on the Senior Tour. In his first year of eligibility in 1990 , he won The Tradition and the Senior Players Championship. The next year , he defended his Tradition title and went on to win the Senior PGA and U.S. Senior Open. However, he failed to defend his Senior Players title and thus missed out on

1558-404: 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

1640-535: 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

1722-603: 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

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1804-622: 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

1886-559: 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

1968-523: The 29-year-old Palmer can add those three jewels to his Masters crown the performance will rank on a par with Jones' grand slam year." Two years earlier , the PGA had changed to stroke play , and it started to be held two weeks after the Open Championship in 1960. Scheduling problems continued through the 1960s as the last two majors were held in successive weeks in July on five occasions. The PGA

2050-496: The Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History, which provides 16,000 square feet (1,500 m) of additional space, with more than 5,000 square feet (460 m) of new exhibition galleries, a research center and technologically advanced storage rooms. In 2012, the U.S. Amateur Trophy and a replica of Ben Hogan 's 1953 Hickok Belt were stolen from the museum's collection during a break-in. The USGA Museum showcases

2132-805: 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

2214-454: 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

2296-592: The Masters was founded, and still carried little weight in 1953 when Ben Hogan won the Masters , U.S. Open , and Open Championship . That year, it was impossible to win all four as the PGA Championship preceded and overlapped with the Open Championship; the PGA's 36-hole match play semifinals and finals near Detroit were the same days as the mandatory 36-hole qualifier at Carnoustie in Scotland for

2378-447: 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

2460-632: The Museum – Bobby Jones ’ legendary putter , Calamity Jane II – followed in 1938. For the first 16 years of its existence, the Museum had no formal home and artifacts were displayed throughout the USGA offices in New York. In 1951, when the Association purchased the property at 40 East 38th Street in New York City, the first dedicated display space for the collections was created and the Museum

2542-572: The Open Championship; the only way to compete in both events was to lose an early match at the PGA. Hogan is the only player to have won the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship in the same calendar year. In 1960, Arnold Palmer won the Masters in April and U.S. Open in June. According to his autobiography, A Golfer's Life , he and his friend Bob Drum (of the Pittsburgh Press ), while on

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2624-600: 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

2706-509: 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

2788-441: 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

2870-430: The U.S. LPGA majors. The five current major championships are: Inbee Park is recognized as achieving the career Grand Slam for winning four different major championships, even though The Evian Championship had since been designated as the fifth major championship. Senior (i.e., 50 and over) men's golf also has a set of majors . Like the women's majors, the senior majors are not globally recognized. However, because

2952-472: The U.S. Open and the Open Championship. Only Bobby Jones completed an original Grand Slam, in 1930. The term Grand Slam was first applied to Bobby Jones ' achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930 open to amateurs: The Open Championship (containing pros and amateurs), the U.S. Open (containing pros and amateurs), the U.S. Amateur (containing amateurs only), and the British Amateur (containing amateurs only). When Jones won all four,

3034-450: The U.S.-based PGA Tour Champions overwhelmingly dominates worldwide senior golf, its roster of majors is by far the most widely recognized. Unlike the mainstream men's and women's (until 2013) Grand Slams, the senior version (as recognized by PGA Tour Champions) now contains five events. In the current order of play, the five majors are: The Senior PGA is by far the oldest of the senior majors, having been founded in 1937, decades before

3116-473: The United States Amateur. Modern variations include a Career Grand Slam : winning all of the major tournaments within a player's career and the Tiger Slam : winning four consecutive major titles but not in the same calendar year (named after Tiger Woods , the only player to accomplish the feat). The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial term for winning all four major championships in

3198-422: 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

3280-648: 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

3362-715: The career Slam by winning both the Senior PGA Championship and Senior Open Championship in 2017. Miller Barber won both of the 1980-1982 senior majors, the Senior PGA and U.S. Senior Open, during that time span, and won the inaugural Senior Players Championship in 1983. Those three tournaments would be the only senior majors until The Tradition was first played in 1989. Prior to the founding of The Tradition, Palmer and Player also completed that era's Career Senior Grand Slam. However, neither Barber, Palmer, nor Player would ever win The Tradition. Jack Nicklaus

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3444-655: 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

3526-415: 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

3608-506: The establishment of PGA Tour Champions (as the Senior PGA Tour) in 1980 . The other events were all founded in the 1980s—the U.S. Senior Open in 1980, the Senior Players Championship in 1983 , The Senior Open in 1987, and The Tradition in 1989 . This era saw senior golf became a commercial success as the first golf stars of the television era, such as Arnold Palmer and Gary Player , reached their fifties. The Senior Open, however,

3690-603: 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

3772-476: 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

3854-428: 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

3936-454: 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

4018-451: The growth, evolution, and significance of the game in U.S. history. Special rooms are dedicated to Bobby Jones , Ben Hogan , and Arnold Palmer . The Pynes Putting Course is a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m), nine-hole facility. 40°39′58″N 74°36′46″W  /  40.666023°N 74.612842°W  / 40.666023; -74.612842 Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971)

4100-711: 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

4182-493: 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

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4264-426: 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

4346-455: The names of every USGA champion, such as eight-time winners Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods , are inscribed on bronze panels that encircle the room. The Permanent Galleries in the USGA Museum tell the story of golf in America, from the late 19th century to the present. Each gallery focuses on an era and iconic moment – champions and events in the game's history that are pivotal for understanding

4428-408: The nation's largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts and documents. The interactive multimedia exhibits tell the story of the game's development in the United States, highlighting the greatest moments in the game's history, with a particular focus on USGA champions and championships. The oval rotunda, illuminated by a clerestory, houses all 13 USGA national championship trophies, while

4510-403: 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

4592-462: 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

4674-521: 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

4756-420: 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

4838-410: 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

4920-530: 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

5002-564: The same year. In the modern era, the Grand Slam requires victories in four tournaments in a single calendar year (listed in current playing order): Prior to the creation of the Masters Tournament, the national amateur championships of the U.S. and the UK were considered major championships. During that earlier era, the Grand Slam comprised consecutive victories at the U.S. Amateur , The Amateur Championship (British Amateur) along with

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5084-495: The set of four tournaments involved as the players played in different eras, and the women's tournaments defined as "majors" have varied considerably over time in a way that has not been paralleled in the men's game. The seven are Pat Bradley , Juli Inkster , Inbee Park , Annika Sörenstam , Louise Suggs , Karrie Webb , and Mickey Wright . Webb is separately recognized by the LPGA as its only "Super Career Grand Slam" winner, for she

5166-462: The sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment. Up to that time, there was no term for such a feat because no one had thought it possible. The Atlanta Journal ' s O. B. Keeler dubbed it the "Grand Slam," borrowing a bridge term. George Trevor of the New York Sun wrote that Jones had "stormed the impregnable quadrilateral of golf." Keeler would later write

5248-525: 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

5330-621: 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,

5412-462: The trans-Atlantic flight to The Open Championship at St Andrews , came up with the idea that adding it and the PGA Championship titles that July would constitute a modern Grand Slam. Drum spread the notion among the gathered media and it caught on. However, a newspaper article on 12 April 1960 titled "Biggest Grand Slam May Be Palmer Goal" stated "Arnold Palmer, the Midas of the fairways, has charted

5494-527: The words that would forever be linked to one of the greatest individual accomplishments in the history of sports: This victory, the fourth major title in the same season and in the space of four months, had now and for all time entrenched Bobby Jones safely within the 'Impregnable Quadrilateral of Golf,' that granite fortress that he alone could take by escalade, and that others may attack in vain, forever. The modern definition of four majors open to pros and amateurs could not be applied until at least 1934 , when

5576-423: 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

5658-528: 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

5740-460: 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

5822-705: 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

5904-999: 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

5986-588: 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 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

6068-645: 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

6150-538: 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

6232-488: Was cancelled after the 2014 tournament, contested by the winners of the four major championships. Women's golf also has a set of majors . No woman has completed a calendar year four-major Grand Slam, but Babe Zaharias won all three majors contested in 1950 and Sandra Haynie won both majors in 1974 . Seven women have completed the Career Grand Slam by winning four different majors. There are variations in

6314-563: 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

6396-708: Was formally opened. Since 1972, the USGA's headquarters in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, has provided public exhibition galleries, staff offices and collections storage for the Museum. The Museum is housed in a building designed in 1919 by John Russell Pope , a noted architect who also designed the National Archives Building and the Jefferson Memorial . In 2005, the Museum was closed for a three-year renovation and expansion project. The Museum, which re-opened June 3, 2008, now includes

6478-514: 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

6560-478: Was not recognized as a U.S. senior major until 2003 . The stability of the majors in senior golf falls somewhere between mainstream men's golf and the LPGA: No man has ever won all of the senior majors contested in a year, even in the period between 1980 and 1982 when only two senior majors existed. Bernhard Langer is the only man to have won all five of the current senior majors in his career, having completed

6642-732: Was played in August in 1965 but returned to July for the next three. With the formation of the Tournament Players Division in late 1968, now the PGA Tour , the PGA Championship moved to August in 1969 and, except for the 1971 edition, held in late February to avoid the summer heat of Florida , continued to be held during that month until 2018 . From 2019 it is held in May. Tiger Woods came closest to winning

6724-425: 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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