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[PGA TOUR]
USGA OPENS BOB JONES ROOM
AT ATLANTA’S BOBBY JONES GOLF COURSE
Permanent exhibit celebrates nine-time USGA champion’s character,
competitive career and contributions to the game
USGA, 애틀랜타의 바비 존스 골프 코스에 밥 존스 룸 오픈
9회 USGA 챔피언의 캐릭터, 커리어 및 게임에 대한 공헌을 기념하는 영구 전시
IBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 21, 2021) – As part of rising sports stars and his historic completion of the
Lthe USGA’s continued investment to inspire golfers Grand Slam. It also explores Jones’ charitable endeavors
through history, the USGA Golf Museum and Library has and academic pursuits, as well as his struggle with
opened the Bob Jones Room in the Murray Golf House at syringomyelia and corresponding demonstration of
Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. The room strength despite physical suffering.
features artifacts, library materials, photographs and
footage from the association’s world-leading collection. The USGA’s Bob Jones Award and the diverse contributions
of its recipients, several of whom are from Georgia, are a
The permanent exhibit, curated by USGA senior historian centerpiece of the exhibit, reinforcing Jones’ enduring
Victoria Nenno, takes visitors through Jones’ introduction legacy as a role model of integrity, sportsmanship and
to golf, his triumphs and challenges as one of the nation’s service.
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