America 250: Bobby Jones

Golfer Bobby Jones went connected to triumph 13 large championships, each arsenic an amateur – a grounds that inactive stands.

Bobby Jones was calved connected March 17, 1902, successful Atlanta, Georgia, and became 1 of the top amateur golfers successful history. As a teenager, helium reached the 3rd circular of the U.S. Amateur astatine property 14, showing aboriginal promise. He went connected to triumph 13 large championships, each arsenic an amateur, a grounds that inactive stands. In 1930, Jones achieved the “Grand Slam” by winning the U.S. Open, British Open, U.S. Amateur, and British Amateur successful the aforesaid year. He retired from competitory play astatine property 28, astatine the tallness of his career. Jones aboriginal co-founded Augusta National Golf Club and helped make the Masters Tournament, which began successful 1934.