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Bobby Jones: St Andrews
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Jones was the subject of the quasi-biographical 2004 feature film Bobby Jones: A Stroke of Genius in which he was portrayed by James Caviezel. The film was a major box office flop, grossing only $1.2 million the first weekend and $2.7 million overall, against a production cost of over $17 million. The film was ... littered with historical inaccuracies. The Jones legend was also used to create a supporting character in The Legend of Bagger Vance in 2000, and the event where he called his own penalty is used for the main character, Rannulph Junuh.
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Jones goes to Hoylake, England, to play in the British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. After the second round, Jones was one stroke ahead. He struggled in the third round and shot two over par. He shot a 75 in the fourth round to hold on for the win, his third British Open victory in a row.
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[One] technique that helps reinforce Jones' instruction is the use of color and light to isolate parts of Jones' body. The lessons in "Hip Shots" use a completely black studio and the colors of Jones' clothing to isolate relevant parts of his body. To show the spine as axis of movement, the filmmaker places a white circle above Jones' head, with Jones dressed all in black. The viewer focuses on the light parts of the frame -- Jones's head and the white circle, and so can clearly see the tilt of his head and neck and the axis it creates.
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In many ways, "Bobby Jones" brings to mind 1942's "Pride of the Yankees," starring Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig, another good man and superb athlete struck down by a pernicious disease. The Cooper movie chose to make the disease a focal point, giving us that memorable moment in the film when Cooper/Gehrig says, "Today, I'm the luckiest man in the world."
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The family bought a house on East Lake Country Club and Jones' health improved as he got into sports, including golf. Jones never had formal lessons, but developed his swing by studying the East Lake pro.
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Jones was known for his outstanding defensive play, earning him eleven All-Defensive team selections, including eight 8 on the First Team, a feat only matched by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Gary Payton. A defensive guru and thinking man's basketball player. A good leaper, Bobby used good foot-work and shrewd on-court anticipation to get strategic defensive positioning. Jones often was a step ahead of his opponent which gave him the upper hand and caused the offensive player to be off-balance. He began his career with the Denver Nuggets of the ABA in 1974, where he played until 1978, the last two years already in the NBA. He joined the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, where he played until 1986.
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