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Robert
Tyre Jones, Jr. Robert
Tyre Jones, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Ga., on March 17, 1902. He graduated from
Georgia Tech and Harvard University. From 1923 to 1930, he won 13 national golf
titles: four U.S. Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three British Opens, and one British
Amateur. In 1930, at age 28, he scored the Grand Slam of Golf by winning the U.S.
Amateur, the U.S. Open, the British Amateur, and the British Open. This master
stylist's grace and ability brought publicity and honor to his state and his nation.
He was made burgess of the town of St. Andrews, Scotland, sharing this title with
only one other American: Benjamin Franklin. In 1933, Mr. Jones co-founded the
Augusta National Golf Club, and established the prestigious Masters Tournament
there in 1934. He was golf's greatest ambassador and is generally honored as its
greatest competitor.
Robert "Bobby" Tyre Jones, Jr., was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of
Fame on January 14, 1989. |