Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 - December 18, 1971), born in Atlanta, Georgia, was one of the greatest golfers to compete on a national and international level. He participated only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28. Jones was a child prodigy who won his first children's tournament at the age of six and made the third round of the U.S. Amateur Championship at 14. Wikipedia
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Jones, the son of a lawyer, was born into a well to do family who had a summer house near the East Lakes GC , Atlanta. www.golflegends.org/bobby-jones.php
Bobby Jones -- Though he played the game almost three quarters of a century ago, Bobby Jones will be forever woven into the very fabric of golf. www.bobbyjones.com/
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Bobby Jones. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)
Bobby Jones Original name:Robert Tyre Jones Birth: Mar. 17, 1902 Atlanta Fulton County Georgia, USA Death: Dec. 18, 1971 Golfer. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=553
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Bobby Jones. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jones_%28golfer%29
