In the 1920’s also known as the “Golden Age of Sport”, Jones took his place alongside such giants as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange and Bill Tilden. He won the U.S. Open four times, the U.S. Amateurs five times, and the British Open three times. He was the first player to win both the U.S. and British Open championships in the same year (1926). He became the only player ever to win a recognized Grand Slam in golf (four major championships in a single year) when he won the U.S. and British Opens, and the U.S. and British Amateurs in 1930. During this span, he also finished second in three U.S. Opens, including twice in 36-hole playoffs by a stroke (1925 and 1928). He led Willie MacFarlane by four strokes with nine holes to go in 1925, but lost when he bogeyed the final hole. In the first round of that tournament, Jones called a penalty stroke on himself when his ball moved a fraction of an inch as his iron grazed the grass.
From 1922 to 1930, the Georgia gentleman dominated golf, birdieing his way into this country's heart by winning nine major championships. He was so popular that he was accorded a ticker-tape parade in New York -- before he won the final two legs of the Slam. While dominating the golf world, he earned his B.A. from Georgia School (now Institute) of Technology, another B.A. from Harvard, and his law degree from Emory.
Adding to the Jones myth was his retirement from competitive golf less than two months after completing the Slam. An amateur throughout his career, he retired from golf in 1930 to practice law. He was 28. Along with Alister McKenzie he designed the Augusta National Golf Course and founded the Masters there in 1934.
No one else has ever won a Slam (for years, the two major amateur tournaments have been replaced by the PGA Championship and the Masters founded by Jones).
Please stop by and visit “The Master”. While there, you can stop and talk over your game with him. Others have come to visit and pay their respects by leaving golf balls by his grave. Be careful not to knock them off their tees (could cost you a penalty stroke).
While you are Standing there, look to your left and see who “WAS FAITHFULL TO THE END” and when they were married. To log the cache you must Email me the answers, by going to the profile at the top of this cache page.
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This Cemetary is Open from Dawn to Dusk 365 days a year and open to everyone. Pets must be on a leash, cleaned up after and kept away from the headstones. There is no fee and you can park anywhere on the asphalt as long as there is room for another car to get by.
And be sure to stop by the other cache nearby. The Lyin Cache
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