20th Anniversary celebrations continue over the coming week at the British Golf Museum as we honour a true legend, Bobby Jones.
On Sunday 20th and Thursday 24th June, we are welcoming visitors to the Museum for FREE to celebrate our new display, Bobby Jones in Britain.
Bring your Dad or Granddad along to the Museum on Father's Day or on Thursday 24th, the anniversary of Jones' first Open Championship win, and be inspired by the achievements of this gentleman of the game.
Aged 19, Jones played in Britain for the first time in the 1921 Amateur Championship at Hoylake, and in 1930 he completed the Grand Slam, winning the Amateur Championship, The Open, the US Open and the US Amateur Championship in a single year. Jones remains the only player to have achieved this amazing feat.
On 9th October 1958, he received the Freedom of the City of St Andrews, becoming only the second American to be recognised in this way after Benjamin Franklin in 1759. A transcript of the speeches made at Jones' presentation ceremony in the Younger Hall is a highlight of the display.
Also featured is the driver Jones used in the 1927 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he won with a then-record 285, including a course record of 68 for his first round.
A focal point is a striking portrait by JAA Berrie, commissioned to celebrate Jones' Grand Slam.
The spirit of the era is revived in film footage of Jones playing in the three Opens that he won. The sense of excitement that he generated is captured in 1927, when around 12,000 spectators are believed to have surrounded the 18th green of the Old Course to watch him win the title.
End your visit in our new R&A Gallery, where you can make your own final putt for The Open using a 'Calamity Jane' putter - as used by Bobby Jones in 1930 - and have your photograph taken with the Claret Jug.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum as we continue to celebrate our 20th anniversary.