Background
Sr., Robert Trent Jones was born on June 20, 1906 in near Ince, England. Son of William Rees and Jane (Sothern) J. came to the United States, 1911.
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Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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Special student, Cornell, 1927-1930; HHD (honorary), Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont, 1988.
Career
Partner, Stanley Thompson (Canadian golf course architect), New York City, 1930-1940; private practice as golf course architect, since 1940. Adjunct Professor landscape architecture Mississippi State University, 1990.
Achievements
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Membership
Fellow American Society Landscape Architects. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Connections
Married Ione Tefft Davis, May 11, 1934. Children: Robert Trent, Junior, Rees Lee.
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Nationality
British
Awards
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Recipient Golden Plate award, 1972, Distinguished Service award Metropolitan Golf Writer's Association, 1976, Donald Ross award American Society Golf Course Architects, 1976, William D. Richardson award Golf Writers Association American, 1981, Distinguished Alumni award Cornell Univercity, 1982, Old Tom Morris award Golf Course Superintendents Association American, 1987, Don A. Rossi Humanitarian award 1992. Named one of Golf Magazines 100 Heroes of Golf, 1988, to California GolfWriters' Hall of Fame, 1991.Recipient Golden Plate award, 1972, Distinguished Service award Metropolitan Golf Writer's Association, 1976, Donald Ross award American Society Golf Course Architects, 1976, William D. Richardson award Golf Writers Association American, 1981, Distinguished Alumni award Cornell Univercity, 1982, Old Tom Morris award Golf Course Superintendents Association American, 1987, Don A. Rossi Humanitarian award 1992. Named one of Golf Magazines 100 Heroes of Golf, 1988, to California GolfWriters' Hall of Fame, 1991.