Jones was a prodigy as a budding golfer and later became arguably one of the most successful professionals of all time. He dominated the world of golf from 1923 to 1939. Moreover, in 1930 Jones also won the grand slam in golf.
Nicklaus said, “In 1955, I was 15 years old. And I qualify for the national amateur. I had a shot into the 18th screams a long par four and there’s a gentleman over to cart beside the green and he is treating me like this, and he introduced himself as Bobby Jones.”
Jack added, “Anyway, he came down to me after the dinner and he said, Jack, just a second. He says I want to come out and watch you tomorrow play a few holes, if you don’t mind is that. So So I kept playing and at the 10th hole comes a cart. And here’s Bobby Jones coming to watch me play golf. I am a 15-year-old kid.”
The golden bear won his sixth and the last green jacket in 1986. He won the 1986 Masters at Augusta National with an overall score of nine-under-par. As a result, Nicklaus won the event with a one-shot advantage after the final round