Bobby Jones: The Original Superstar Golfer

From the time I started playing golf, I knew who Bobby Jones was. It was not until later did I realize he was and still is one of the greatest players ever. Yes, when names such as Jack and Tiger are mentioned, so is the name Jones. "From 1923 to 1930 Bobby Jones captured an amazing 62 percent of the national championships he entered, winning 13 of 21 tournaments. He won five of eight U.S. Amateur Championships, and finished second in another. He won one of the two British Amateurs he played in. In eleven of the last twelve open championships he entered, he finished no worse than second, winning seven times. In 1926, Jones became the first player ever to capture the "Double," winning the U.S. and British Open Championships in the same year. In 1930, he accomplished the Grand Slam, winning the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and U.S. Amateur all in the same year."

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The Golf Channel shows his classic theater shorts called,"How I play Golf." His game would compete with Tiger's today. Sorry Tiger fans. And never forget he was not even a pro.

When Bobby Jones won all four majors in 1930, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment. Up to that time, there was no term to describe 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."

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