The seven-time major winner Bobby Jones once said he would get to make a putt for his life

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When it comes to pioneers in the game of golf, few can compete with Bobby Jones, with Jones one of the greatest ambassadors the sport has ever had.

Bobby Jones had a remarkable career. Despite remaining an amateur throughout his peak, Jones managed to win 13 majors. He also became the only player to ever win all four majors in one calendar year, winning the Amateur Championship, The Open Championship, the US Open and the US Amateur in 1930.

Jones would retire from competitive golf that year. But he would subsequently help design Augusta National and founded the Masters. His best finish in that particular major would be a tie for 13th in 1934.

The likes of Jones, Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen handed the mantle over to figures such as Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. Meanwhile, the most iconic trio in the game’s history would come shortly after with Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus dominating the sport.

The player Bobby Jones said he would pick to putt for his life

Of course, Nicklaus leads the way when it comes to major wins. But it is hard to argue with anyone who names anyone from the list above as the greatest of all-time. Certainly, each had their strengths, with Nicklaus once naming Hogan as the greatest ball-striker of all-time.

And it seems that it was another member from that group of players who had the most incredible careers who was viewed by Jones as the best putter. Speaking to Matt Adams in 2015, Arnold Palmer shared what Jones had told him after he managed to find the bottom of the cup one day.

“Bob Jones was a great guy. He was one who talked too, and didn’t mind talking. I remember he watched me make a putt on one of the holes during a match. It was about an eight footer, and when I finished, he came over to me and said, ‘Arn’, he says, ‘let me tell you something, if I ever have a putt for my life, I’m going to come and get you to putt it for me’,” he said.

How Arnold Palmer became one of golf’s most beloved characters

Although Palmer was the one of the three from himself, Player and Nicklaus who won the fewest majors, he was perhaps the player who had the greatest impact on the game.

He was nicknamed the King, and he had a charisma which ensured that he was loved like few others within the sport. There is arguably a level of affection for Palmer that perhaps no other player has enjoyed in the game’s history.

But he backed that up with a captivating, aggressive playing style. So it is no surprise that Jones seemingly greatly admired him.