In 1930 a man who already received degrees from Georgia Tech and Harvard was looking to pursue a career in law. Instead of going into the his passion he decided to have at it with another season of golf. Bobby Jones did something no golfer had ever done that year, he won all 4 major golf tournaments that were offered at that time as well as bringing home a U.S. Team trophy. Jones captained the U.S. team to a Walker Cup win, then won the British Amateur at St. Andrews. Two weeks later won his 3rd British Open. In Interlacen, he won his 4th U.S. Open then followed 2 months later with the U.S. Amateur in Philadelphia. Several weeks later after completing the "Grand Slam", from which a writer from Atlanta called it, decided to get into his career in law and retired from competitive golf at the age of 28. When he retired he said that winning championships "is something like a cage. First you are expected to get into it and then you are expected to stay there. But of course, nobody can stay there." This amazing man qualified for his first U.S. Open at the age of 18 in 1920. He also totalled 13 Majors Championships in 20 attempts as they were counted at that time. Just imagine what he could have done if he stayed in golf?
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