"One reason golf is such an exasperating game is that a thing we learned is so easily forgotten, and we find ourselves struggling year after year with faults we had discovered and corrected time and again"
Robert Tyre Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Masters Tournament.Born: 17 March 1902, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: 18 December 1971, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Spouse: Mary Rice Malone (m. 1924–1971)
Children: Robert Tyre Jones III, Clara Jones, Mary Ellen Jones
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