Bobby Jones won 7 Major professional championships and a further 6 'major' amateur championships: 13 if you count them all.
Bobby Jones (Robert Tyre Jones Jr. March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was one of the most influential figures in the history of golf.
Bobby was a lawyer by profession. He founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club. He also co-founded the Masters Tournament.
He was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete at international level.
Fewer major tournaments existed when Bobby Jones was at his peak - certainly The Masters didn't exist until he created it after his competitive playing days were over!.
Because of this the Amateur Championships of Britain and the USA are generally accepted as Major tournaments of the time.
The 1923 US Open was played at Inwood Country Club in Inwood, New York, a suburb east of New York City on Long Island.
Amateur Bobby Jones won the 1923 US Open by two strokes in a sudden death playoff against Bobby Cruickshank.
His total score was 296 (+8).
Bobby was 21 at the time.
The 1926 The Open Championship was played at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England.
Bobby Jones won the 1926 Open Championship two strokes ahead of runner-up Al Watrous.
His total score was 291.
The 1926 US Open was played at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
Bobby Jones won the 1926 US Open one stroke ahead of runner-up Joe Turnesa.
His total score was 293 (+5).
The 1927 Open Championship was played at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland.
Bobby Jones won the 1927 Open Championship six shots ahead of runners up Aubrey Boomer and Fred Robson.
His total score was 285 (-7).
The 1929 US Open was played at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, a suburb northeast of New York City.
Bobby Jones won the 1929 US Open in a 36-hole playoff, besting Al Espinosa by 23 strokes on the West Course.
The 1930 Open Championship was played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.
Bobby Jones won the 1930 Open Championship two strokes ahead of runners-up Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith.
His total score was 291 (+3).
The 1930 US Open was played at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis.
Bobby Jones won the 1930 US Open two shots ahead of runner up Macdonald Smith.
His total score was 287 (-1).
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