This is a great book about the early years of Golf in America and the man who brought it to the forefront of America. Bobby Jones was a remarkable manThis is a great book about the early years of Golf in America and the man who brought it to the forefront of America. Bobby Jones was a remarkable man. I didn't know much about him before reading this book. I knew he was the founder of Augusta National and The Masters Tournament, but that was about it. Since The Masters is just around the corner, and the fact that I'm tired of hearing about Tiger Woods, it seemed like an appropriate time to read about the man who started it all. This book weaves the story of Jones' competitive golf career around the history of the world at that time. It describes the early years of Bobby's career and how he almost got banned by USGA for throwing a club at a spectator. It describes the emotional and physical toll taken to acheive what he did. To this date, he is the only golfer to win the Grand Slam. The four major titles of the time were the US Open and US Amateur, and the British Open and British Amateur. He won all four in 1930. He also helped win the Ryder Cup as well that year, just for fun. For any golf fan, this book is a window to a different era when the pro golfer was secondary to the amateur in the eyes of most. Bob Jones, the life-long Amateur, retired at the height of his athletic powers. His life is a great story....more
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