In 1926 he played his famous seventy - two - hole match against Walter Hagen , the leading professional of the era .
Commentators never mention it , but Jones spent the winters of 1925 and 1926 playing golf with the professionals in Florida .
In 1926 Jones played Jones ' famous seventy - two - hole match against Walter Hagen , the leading professional of the era .
Commentators never mention it , but Jones spent the winters of 1925 and 1926 playing golf with the professionals in Florida .