Clara Malone Jones Black, Robert Tyre Jones III, Mary Ellen Jones Hood
Parents
Robert Purmedus Jones, Clara Thomas
Siblings
James Jones, Lula Jones
Awards
Georgia Tech Engineering Hall of Fame (1997), Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame (1958), World Golf Hall of Fame (1974); World Golf Hall of Fame (1974); James E. Sullivan Award (1930)
Music Groups
The Mannish Boys
Nominations
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Winnings: British Opens, four times the USA Open (three times), USA Amateur Championship (five times), British Amateur Championship
Movies
"How I Play Golf" (12 films, 1931), "How To Break 90" (6 films, 1933), "Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius" (2004)
TV Shows
Bobby Jones Gospel
Star Sign
Pisces
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Fact
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Inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 (inaugural class).
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Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Has a road (I-520/Bobby Jones Expressway) named after him in Augusta, Georgia.
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Took up golf as a boy when he was deemed "too sickly" for football.
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Posthumously retains the title of President-in-perpetuity of Augusta National Golf Club: the home of the Masters Golf Tournament, and a course which he himself designed.
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Amateur golfer considered by many to be the best player to swing a club.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
How to Break 90 #2: Position and Back Swing
1933
Short
Bobby Jones
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'
1931
Short
Bobby Jones
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ed Sullivan Show
1954
TV Series
Himself
Ace of Clubs
1951
Short
Himself
Sportbeams: Follow Thru
1940
Documentary short
Himself
How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points
1933
Short
Himself
How to Break 90 #5: Impact
1933
Short
Himself
How to Break 90 #4: Downswing
1933
Short
Himself
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933
Short
Himself
How to Break 90 #1: The Grip
1933
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 12: 'A Round of Golf'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots'
1931
Short
Himself - Bobby Jones
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'The Driver'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 5: 'The Medium Irons'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 6: 'The Big Irons'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones, No. 3: 'The Niblick'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 4: 'The Mashie Niblick'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones, No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
Short
Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter'
1931
Short
Himself
Top-Notchers
1926
Documentary short
Himself
The National Rash
1924
Documentary short
Himself - Golf Champion
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jim McKay: My World in My Words
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
1997 Highlights of the Masters Tournament
1997
Video documentary
Himself
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990
Video short
Himself
When Sports Were King
1954
Documentary short
Himself - Golfer
The Naughty Twenties
1951
Documentary short
Himself
The Golden Twenties
1950
Documentary
Himself
You Were Meant for Me
1948
Himself - Champion Golfer (uncredited)
Sports Immortals
1939
Documentary short
Himself
The Golf Nut
1927
Short
Himself - Golfer (uncredited)
Known for movies
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 10: 'Trouble Shots' (1931) as Himself - Bobby Jones
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots' (1931) as Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 12: 'A Round of Golf' (1931) as Himself
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931) as Himself
$5 Million
