Guide to the book-companion video

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TimeDescription
5:56What motivated Bobby Jones?
8:40Bobby and Alexa describe the blowup at Brae Burn
13:35Alexa’s family and her early violin career
15:51The happiest picture of Bobby Jones in 1929 — Why was he so happy?
16:54Video from the 1930 U.S. Open INCLUDES Jones’s 40-foot putt to win the 3rd leg of the Grand Slam and his acceptance speech
19:27Video of Bobby teaching W.C. Fields and demonstrating his own classic swing
23:10Friendship and Bobby’s final years
25:18His gravesite at Oakland, birthplace in Grant Park, and exhibit at the Atlanta History Center
27:40The transformation of East Lake by Tom Cousins
29:35How Tom brought the PGA Tour Championship to East Lake
32:12Tiger’s comeback in 2018 is described and compared to Bobby’s at St Andrews in 1927
35:01Two of the author’s grandchildren ask their own questions
36:18Alexa’s life in Canada
38:50Thanks to those who endorsed the book and credits.

Linton Hopkins
2025