1927 hdlne newspaper BOBBY JONES US Amateur open Golf Tournament MINIKAHDA Minne

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1927 newspaper BOBBY JONES plays in the finals of the US Amateur Open Golf Tournament at MINIKAHDA COUNTRY CLUB in Minnesota -
inv # 7X-206
SEE PHOTO-----An ORIGINAL sports section of a NEWSPAPER, the
Des Moines Register
(IA) dated Aug 27, 1927. This newspaper has a bold banner headline with news of
BOBBY JONES playing against Chick Evans in the the 1927 US AMATEUR OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
being played at the
MINIKAHDA COUNTRY CLUB
in Minneapolis, MN. Nice photo of Chick Evans who was defeated by the eventual winner, BOBBY JONES. Chick Evans came in second in the tournament.
Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. (March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971) was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the
Augusta National Golf Club
, and co-founded the
Masters Tournament
.
Jones was the most successful
amateur
golfer ever to compete at a national and international level. During his peak from 1923 to 1930, he dominated top-level amateur competition, and competed very successfully against the world's best professional golfers. Jones often beat stars such as
Walter Hagen
and
Gene Sarazen
, the era's top pros. Jones earned his living mainly as a
lawyer
, and competed in golf only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28, though he earned significant money from golf after that, as an instructor and equipment designer.
Explaining his decision to retire, Jones said, "It [championship golf] is something like a cage. First you are expected to get into it and then you are expected to stay there. But of course, nobody can stay there." Jones is most famous for his unique "
Grand Slam
," consisting of his victory in all four
major golf tournaments
of his era (the open and amateur championships in both the U.S. & the U.K.) in a single calendar year (
1930
). In all Jones played in 31 majors, winning 13 and placing among the top ten finishers 27 times.
After retiring from competitive golf in 1930, Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club soon afterwards in 1933. He also co-founded the Masters Tournament, which has been annually staged by the club since
1934
(except for 1943–45, when it was canceled due to
World War II
). The Masters evolved into one of golf's four major championships. Jones came out of retirement in 1934 to play in the Masters on an exhibition basis through
1948
. Jones played his last round of golf at
East Lake Golf Club
, his home course in Atlanta, on August 18, 1948. A picture commemorating the event now sits in the clubhouse at East Lake. Citing health reasons, he quit golf permanently thereafter.
The Minikahda Club is a
golf
club and course located in southwest
Minneapolis
,
Minnesota
, just west of
Lake Calhoun
. The course hosted the
U.S. Open
in
1916
, the
U.S. Amateur
in 1927, and the
Walker Cup
in 1957. In addition to the 1916 US Open, the club has also held the US Amateur in 1927, the Walker Cup in 1957, the US Women’s Amateur in 1988 and the Curtis Cup in 1998.
This issue is the complete sports news section only, NOT the entire newspaper. Great for display purposes  !!!
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