Bobby Jones

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Jones at the age of 14 (1916)
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Bobby Jones ( Robert Tire Jones Jr. , born March 17, 1902 in Atlanta , Georgia , † December 18, 1971 ) was an American golfer . He is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time. Despite his outstanding track record, he remained an amateur throughout his life and did not switch to a professional position .

life and career

Jones' greatest victories he achieved between 1923 and 1930. During that time he won 62 percent of all national championships to which he competed. He finished first in the US Amateur Championships five times. He won the Open Championship three times, the US Open four times and the British Amateur Championship once. In 1930 Jones won all four major titles and went down in the history books of sport with this " Grand Slam ". After that, Jones retired from active competition at the age of 28.

Jones dominated the short game like no other at the time. He practiced chipping and putting in his parents' garden as a child . Throughout his career, Jones used only his Calamity Jane putter.

After his golf career, in addition to his profession as a lawyer, he also worked as an author of golf books and as a golf teacher. In 1933 Jones designed the Augusta National Course together with Alister MacKenzie and shortly afterwards launched the Masters .

In 1974 Jones was among the first golfers to be inducted into the newly created World Golf Hall of Fame .

Jones' grave in Atlanta, Georgia

Jones is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.

Results at major championships

When Jones was active, the British and US amateur championships were considered major tournaments.

competition 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
US Open DNP NT NT DNP T8 T5 T2 LA 1 LA 2 LA 2 LA 1 LA T11 LA 2 LA 1 LA 1 LA
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT DNP WD DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 LA 1 LA DNP DNP 1 LA
US amateur QF NT NT 2 SF QF SF R16 1 1 2 1 1 R32 1
British amateur NT NT NT NT DNP R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP QF DNP DNP DNP 1

Jones ended his active career after winning the Grand Slam in 1930. After that, he only took part in the Masters initiated by him in 1934 . Since he remained an amateur throughout his career, he was not allowed to compete in the PGA Championship .

The Masters Tournament

competition 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
The Masters T13 T25 33 T29 T16 T33 WD 40 T29 NT NT NT T32 56 49

NT = No tournament
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrawn
CUT = cut not made
R32, R16, QF, SF = rounds in which he lost in match play
"T" split placement (engl. Tie )
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

See also

Web link

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Bobby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American golfer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta
DATE OF DEATH 18th December 1971