Golf Network News ← Back to the clubhouseClubhouse

Bobby Jones

USA · born , Atlanta, Georgia, USA · died

7major championships

Summary

  • First major 1923 U.S. Open
  • Last major 1930 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 4 times
  • Other titles 1924 U.S. Amateur, 1925 U.S. Amateur, 1927 U.S. Amateur and 1928 U.S. Amateur and 2 more

Wins

  1. 1923 U.S. Open Inwood C.C. · 296 (+8) · won a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank
  2. 1924 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 9 & 8
  3. 1925 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 8 & 7
  4. 1926 U.S. Open Scioto C.C. · 293 (+5) · by 1 stroke from Joe Turnesa
  5. 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 291 · by 2 strokes from Al Watrous
  6. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 285 · by 6 strokes from Fred Robson and Aubrey Boomer
  7. 1927 U.S. Amateur Minikahda Club · 8 & 7
  8. 1928 U.S. Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · 10 & 9
  9. 1929 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C. · 294 (+6) · won a playoff against Al Espinosa
  10. 1930 U.S. Open Interlachen C.C. · 287 (-1) · by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith
  11. 1930 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 291 · by 2 strokes from Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith
  12. 1930 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 8 & 7
  13. 1930 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 7 & 6

Near misses

  1. 1919 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · runner-up to Davidson Herron · 5 & 4
  2. 1922 U.S. Open Skokie C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen
  3. 1924 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Cyril Walker
  4. 1925 U.S. Open Worcester C.C. · runner-up to Willie Macfarlane · playoff: 36 holes (75, 72), 147–148
  5. 1926 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · runner-up to George Von Elm · 2 & 1
  6. 1928 U.S. Open Olympia Fields C.C. · runner-up to Johnny Farrell · playoff: 36 holes, 143–144

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Gene Sarazen's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1926 Open At the 71st, Jones hit a 175-yard mashie-niblick from sandy scrub onto the green inside Watrous, who then three-putted.
  2. 1926 Open This was the first three-day Open and the first with a spectator admission fee.
  3. 1927 Open Jones opened with a record 68 that included a putt of about 40 yards at the 5th, and led from start to finish.
  4. 1927 Open After his record 285 the crowd carried him shoulder-high from the 18th as he held up his "Calamity Jane" putter.
  5. 1930 Open Jones took a 7 at the 8th in the final round, calling it the "most inexcusable hole I have ever played".
  6. 1930 Open His bunker shot to inches at the 16th saved a 4, and the win was the second leg of his 1930 Grand Slam.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1927 The Open

    Old Course, St Andrews · 285 · by 6 strokes from Fred Robson and Aubrey Boomer

    Jones opened with a record 68 that included a putt of about 40 yards at the 5th, and led from start to finish.

    After his record 285 the crowd carried him shoulder-high from the 18th as he held up his "Calamity Jane" putter.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1927.

    Career line, 1919–1930

    U.S. Open
    1922 U.S. Open: runner-up to Gene Sarazen1923 U.S. Open: won1924 U.S. Open: runner-up to Cyril Walker1925 U.S. Open: runner-up to Willie Macfarlane1926 U.S. Open: won1928 U.S. Open: runner-up to Johnny Farrell1929 U.S. Open: won1930 U.S. Open: won
    The Open
    1926 The Open: won1927 The Open: won1930 The Open: won
    U.S. Amateur
    1919 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1924 U.S. Amateur: won1925 U.S. Amateur: won1926 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1927 U.S. Amateur: won1928 U.S. Amateur: won1930 U.S. Amateur: won
    The Amateur
    1930 The Amateur: won
    192019251930

    19 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Bobby Jones was born on March 17, 1902, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Jones won 7 major championships: 4 U.S. Opens (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930) and 3 Open Championships (1926, 1927, 1930).

    See Bobby Jones in our rooms: The Masters, U.S. Open, The Open, Greatest Golfer by State and Every Ground.

    Cards you pull this visit stack here. Tap one to go back to it.

    The record

    Wins in the majors (7)

    1. 1923 U.S. Open Inwood C.C., Inwood, NY · 296 (+8) · won a playoff against Bobby Cruickshank (18 holes, 76–78)
    2. 1924 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 9 & 8
    3. 1925 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 8 & 7
    4. 1926 U.S. Open Scioto C.C., Columbus, OH · 293 (+5) · by 1 stroke from Joe Turnesa
    5. 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 291 · by 2 strokes from Al Watrous
    6. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 285 · by 6 strokes from Fred Robson and Aubrey Boomer
    7. 1927 U.S. Amateur Minikahda Club · 8 & 7
    8. 1928 U.S. Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · 10 & 9
    9. 1929 U.S. Open Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, NY · 294 (+6) · won a playoff against Al Espinosa (36 holes, 141–164)
    10. 1930 U.S. Open Interlachen C.C., Minneapolis, MN · 287 (-1) · by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith
    11. 1930 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 291 · by 2 strokes from Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith
    12. 1930 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 8 & 7
    13. 1930 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 7 & 6

    Near misses

    1. 1919 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · runner-up to Davidson Herron · 5 & 4
    2. 1922 U.S. Open Skokie C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen
    3. 1924 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Cyril Walker
    4. 1925 U.S. Open Worcester C.C. · runner-up to Willie Macfarlane · playoff: 36 holes (75, 72), 147–148
    5. 1926 U.S. Amateur Baltusrol Golf Club · runner-up to George Von Elm · 2 & 1
    6. 1928 U.S. Open Olympia Fields C.C. · runner-up to Johnny Farrell · playoff: 36 holes, 143–144

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 10 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1924 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 9 & 8
    2. 1925 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · 8 & 7
    3. 1927 U.S. Amateur Minikahda Club · 8 & 7
    4. 1928 U.S. Amateur Brae Burn Country Club · 10 & 9
    5. 1930 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 8 & 7
    6. 1930 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 7 & 6

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Britannica
    2. WGHOF
    3. Golf Today
    4. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    5. R&A 1926
    6. GC 1926
    7. R&A 1927
    8. GC 1927
    9. R&A 1930
    10. GC 1930
    11. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    12. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    13. championships.usga.org: u s amateur records
    14. Wikipedia: Minikahda Club
    15. Wikipedia: Brae Burn Country Club
    16. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    17. Wikipedia: John Ball (golfer)
    18. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    19. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners