Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr

Originally published in 1927, Bobby Jones' Down the Fairway has become what Sports Illustrated calls "an incontestable classic."

Amazingly, Bobby Jones- along with sports journalist O.B. Keeler- wrote this book when he was only 24 years old. His thinking was that, having just become the first golfer ever to win both U.S. and British Open titles in one year (1926), he would never perform at such a high level again. It seemed a good time, then, to tell his story.

Of course four years later, at age 28, Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam (the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, British Open, and British Amateur), the so-called "Impregnable Quadrilateral" of golf, which many consider the outstanding sports achievement of all time.

In an age of big money, lucrative endorsements, TV contracts and pouting millionaires, this earnest volume comes as a breath of fresh air. Infused with Jones' deep knowledge of and pure passion for the game, it evokes a long-ago time when an amateur (i.e., "one who loves") could be the best in the world.

Part memoir, part golf instructional, part golf history-and including wonderful vintage photographs-Down the Fairway is a must read for all who care about this most fascinating sport.

Amazingly, Bobby Jones- along with sports journalist O.B. Keeler- wrote this book when he was only 24 years old. His thinking was that, having just become the first golfer ever to win both U.S. and British Open titles in one year (1926), he would never perform at such a high level again. It seemed a good time, then, to tell his story.

Of course four years later, at age 28, Bobby Jones won the Grand Slam (the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, British Open, and British Amateur), the so-called "Impregnable Quadrilateral" of golf, which many consider the outstanding sports achievement of all time.

In an age of big money, lucrative endorsements, TV contracts and pouting millionaires, this earnest volume comes as a breath of fresh air. Infused with Jones' deep knowledge of and pure passion for the game, it evokes a long-ago time when an amateur (i.e., "one who loves") could be the best in the world.

Part memoir, part golf instructional, part golf history-and including wonderful vintage photographs-Down the Fairway is a must read for all who care about this most fascinating sport.