America 250: Bobby Jones

Golfer Bobby Jones went on to win 13 major championships, all as an amateur – a record that still stands.

Bobby Jones was born on March 17, 1902, in Atlanta, Georgia, and became one of the greatest amateur golfers in history. As a teenager, he reached the third round of the U.S. Amateur at age 14, showing early promise. He went on to win 13 major championships, all as an amateur, a record that still stands. In 1930, Jones achieved the “Grand Slam” by winning the U.S. Open, British Open, U.S. Amateur, and British Amateur in the same year. He retired from competitive golf at age 28, at the height of his career. Jones later co-founded Augusta National Golf Club and helped create the Masters Tournament, which began in 1934.