On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1902 Robert Tyre Jones Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Bobby was the only son of Colonel Robert P. Jones, a well-known Atlanta lawyer. Until the age of five, Bobby was so sick that he could not even eat solid foods. When he was six years old, his family moved to a summer home near the East Lake Country Club where young Bobby grew stronger and began playing golf.
It was at this young age that Jones developed a love for golf, showing unusual natural ability from the beginning. His first golf club was a cut-down cleek, an early version of a one-iron, given to him by a neighbor. Although he started playing at such a young age, Jones never had any formal lessons. Instead, he learned the golf swing by mimicking East Lake's Scottish professional, Stewart Maiden.…
