Growing Up With the Name Bobby Jones Comes With Pressure & Pride

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Josh Karp

Sports, Golf

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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GS#994 Summary As we've done over the last few years during the week of The Masters, we feature a new conversation with Dr. Bob Jones IV, grandson of the legendary golf icon, Bobby Jones. Besides his profession as a clinical Psychologist, Bob is a well versed golf historian with incredible, personalized stories and insights of the man who not only created the Augusta National Golf Course, but was instrumental in creating golf's most important event of the year, The Masters. In this engaging conversation, host Fred Greene and Dr. Bob Jones IV explore the legacy of Bobby Jones, the evolution of amateur golf, and the impact of media on the sport. They discuss the significance of the Masters Tournament, and the camaraderie between Bobby Jones and Ty Cobb. The conversation also touches on personal anecdotes and insights into the mental aspects of the game, as well as the responsibility of preserving the legacy of golf's greats. In this engaging conversation, Dr. Bob Jones IV discusses the pressures of growing up with a famous name, and the importance of legacy and identity. He shares personal anecdotes about navigating expectations, the significance of friendships in the golf community, and the cherished traditions surrounding the Masters tournament. The discussion culminates in reflections on the Masters as a rite of spring and the upcoming Bobby Jones Centennial, highlighting the enduring impact of his grandfather's legacy.Get more when your visit the refreshed golfsmarter.com! Introduce an Upcoming Episode: Receive free gifts for recording a show opening by clicking on "Record Your Show Open Here!" tab on the right side of golfsmarter.com. Watch Daily Video Highlights from Our Interviews: Follow @golfsmarter on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube daily to see our highlights and helpful insights from our interviews on the podcast. Post a Review: you'll receive three free gifts when you post an honest review about Golf Smarter the podcast. Fill Out a Listener Survey: It only takes a few minutes to fill out our survey, which helps us to better serve your interests in the podcast. You'll receive a free link to Tony Manzoni's video and Justin Tang’s summary of Tony’s Lost Fundamental on pdf! This episode is brought to you by PXG.This episode is brought to you by Bank of America, who supports everyone determined to find out what's possible, in golf and in life. Meet game-changing golfers at bankofamerica.com/mastersgolf.This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply. This episode is sponsored by HIMS. Start your free online visit today HIMS.com/golfsmarter and received personalized ED treatment options.This episode is also sponsored by SelectQuote. Make sure you get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at selectquote.com/golfsmarter today and get started.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Former GolfSmarter host, Fred Greene... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Roy Chumi. I live in Redonda Beach, California. I'm playing golf with Fred at Rancho Park. This is Golf Smarter, episode 994.
0:12.0	I've been very lucky. I've spent a lot of time talking with people that knew him well. And there are probably some folks, I think of one of my dearest friends, Sidney Matthew,
0:21.7	who's a great golf historian down in Tallahassee. Sydney probably knows more about my grandfather
0:27.4	than I ever will. And I said, well, you need to tell this story. And Sidney would say to me,
0:33.2	no, you do. Coming from me, it means nothing. He said, I'm going to tell you a little secret.
0:39.3	If you don't tell the stories, then you're leaving it for somebody else to who may not have
0:45.5	the same love for your grandfather than you do. I've never really forgotten that. And so I see that
0:51.0	very much as a responsibility. I've often said that one of the goals is to make my grandfather come alive in color for a new generation.
1:01.6	And what that means is seeing him not just as somebody about whom we tell funny stories,
1:07.7	somebody who did great things on the golf course.
1:10.7	And all of those things are true.
1:12.2	But as somebody that was a real flesh and blood human being who had many, many great
1:17.8	personality traits and many that were not so great. And that's important because if the man
1:24.6	becomes a real honest to God human being,
1:28.3	then it kind of makes what he did even more special.
1:36.3	Growing up with the name Bobby Jones comes with pressure and pride,
1:41.3	with grandson, Dr. Bob Jones the 4th.
1:43.3	This is Golf Smarted. sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you
1:50.9	lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:54.4	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:56.9	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter podcast, Bob.
1:59.7	It's great to be with you, as always, Fred. It's been too long. It's been a year. Well, no, I think we did something mid-year. Did we do something mid-year with Dr. Joe Parent? Oh, we did. That was two years ago, actually. Oh, that's when I came back from my, yeah. Yeah, I introduced you guys when I came back and then, yeah, I don't remember when it was.
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