Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius

Among the giants of golf, Atlanta-born Bobby Tyre Jones Jr. (1902-71) stood tall: A self-effacing natural with a once-in-a-lifetime swing, he overcame childhood illness and an explosive temper to become a courtly champion who earned two college degrees and passed the bar while trouncing the best players of his generation. He won golf's first Grand Slam, conquering the British and U.S. Amateur and Open Championships in a single year, an achievement never equaled, let alone bested (contemporary Grand Slam winners only have to win all four competitions in their lifetimes). And Jones doggedly retained his amateur status, an almost inconceivable decision by later take-the...