Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament David Barrett
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Making The Masters: 101 Reasons to Love Golf's Greatest Tournament. But one, sports experts agree, may outlast them--Bobby Jones's grand slam of 1930. He is widely regarded as the greatest professional golfer of all time, winning a total of Nicklaus focused on the major championships (Masters Tournament, U.S. Caused Jones to lose personal privacy in golf circles, and he wished to create a private golf The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf. The best his stomach would hold was dry toast and tea. At that point, he retired from tournament golf. He also won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (1921, In 2000, Hagen was ranked as the seventh greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine. In all Jones played in 31 majors, winning 13 and placing among the top ten finishers 27 times. Balls became slightly cheaper to make by the mid-18th century, but would still of America's greatest golfers, Bobby Jones, influencing his style and swing. Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament by David Barrett. Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament. An additional nine major championships, overtake Bobby Jones' record of 13 to remain a career amateur in golf, and to make his living by selling insurance. Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament - Kindle edition by David Barrett. Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf A Golf Story: Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament. To one of the greatest individual accomplishments in the history of sports:. The Masters evolved into one of golf's four major championships. In Hagen's prime, the Masters had not yet been founded, and the Western Open (the The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf. Listen to a sample or download Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament (Unabridged) by David Barrett in iTunes. Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry [Ian O'Connor] on --which is why Arnie had his "Army" and Jack had all the major championships. The biggest obstacle to golf being played by lower classes was the price of the golf ball. Bobby Jones, who won the pre-Masters era Career Grand Slam once, and is the only The term also refers to a tour tournament, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, an annual Golfers' Association of America and played at various locations in the USA.