in full Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
born March 17, 1902, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.
died Dec. 18, 1971, Atlanta
U.S. golfer.
Jones won 13 major championships between 1923 and 1930, a feat unequaled until 1973. In 1930 he became the first golfer to achieve the grand-slam of his time
the British and U.S. Open and Amateur championships
after which he retired from competitive golf at the age of 28, having never become a professional. Jones helped establish the Masters Tournament , one of the four major tournaments that make up the modern grand-slam of golf (the other three being the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship).
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