the Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and Story of Golf in Bloomington, MN

This
Los Angeles Times
bestseller takes a riveting look at the life and times of depression-era golf legend Bobby Jones.
In the wake of the stock market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports in the summer of 1930. Bobby Jones, a 28-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. In four months, he conquered the British Amateur Championship, the British Open, the United States Open, and finally the United States Amateur Championship, an achievement so extraordinary that writers dubbed it the Grand Slam. No one has ever repeated it.
Mark Frost uses a wealth of original research to provide an unprecedented intimate portrait of golf great Bobby Jones. In the tradition of
The Greatest Game Ever Played
,
The Grand Slam
blends social history with sports biography, captivating the imagination and engaging the reader.
is a biography not to be missed.