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The Bobby Jones Expressway is a roadway in the U.S. state of Georgia that is named for golfer Bobby Jones. It follows: Georgia State Route 232's easternmost 1.1 miles (1.8 km) (from its intersection with SR 104 and Old Evans Road in Martinez to its eastern terminus in Augusta; Interstate 520 in Georgia's entire portion within the state of ...
Jones authored several books on golf including Down the Fairway with Oscar Bane "O.B." Keeler (1927), The Rights and Wrongs of Golf (1933), Golf Is My Game (1959), Bobby Jones on Golf (1966), and Bobby Jones on the Basic Golf Swing (1968) with illustrator Anthony Ravielli.
Augusta National was founded in 1932 by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts on the 365-acre site of a former nursery/antebellum plantation called Fruitland (later Fruitlands). [9] Jones sought to create a world-class winter golf course in his native state of Georgia.
It begins at I-20 and State Route 232 (SR 232) in the northern part of Augusta, Georgia, and ends at I-20 in the northern part of North Augusta, South Carolina. I-520 is also known as Bobby Jones Expressway and the Deputy James D. Paugh Memorial Highway in Georgia and Palmetto Parkway in South Carolina.
Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States, is a public facility owned by Augusta University. It features an 18-hole course designed by Donald Ross in 1926, and re-designed by Arnold Palmer Company in 2004. [2] Thirteen of the original holes and the clubhouse survive, though recent renovations have been done to the entryway. [3]
This tournament also marked the return of Bobby Jones from retirement. [3] Horton Smith won the event with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt at the 17th hole (now the 8th hole), and finished at 284 (−4), one stroke ahead of runner-up Craig Wood. (The current nines were reversed in 1934, switched to the current configuration prior to the 1935 event.)
The idea for Augusta National originated with Bobby Jones, who wanted to build a golf course after his retirement from the game. He sought advice from Clifford Roberts, who later became the chairman of the club. They came across a piece of land in Augusta, Georgia, of which Jones said: "Perfect! And to think this ground has been lying here all ...
The Augusta Country Club (ACC) is a country club and golf course in Augusta, Georgia.It is located immediately adjacent to the more famous Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC). [1] [2] It also borders on the Sands Hill Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic African-American community.