Bobby Jones
Born: Mar. 17, 1902 Won U.S. and British Opens plus U.S. and British Amateurs in 1930 to become golf's only Grand Slam winner ever; from 1922-30, won 4 U.S. Opens, 5 U.S. Amateurs, 3 British Opens, and played in 6 Walker Cups; founded Masters tournament in 1934.
Died: Dec. 18, 1971 Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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