Golfdom, May 2014

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW Continued from page 38 Hansen Fortunately Jones kept most of his back issues of Golfdom I didnt have to go to a special collection Of course when you come across something like that and youre a historian you tend to start reading it I did that with Golfdom Id look for the Jones advertisements Golfdom Thats really cool that RTJ saved those old issues of the magazine How important was RTJs relationship with Golfdom founders the Graffis brothers Herb and Joe to his early career Hansen His communication with the Graffis brothers really opened the window on golf and what was going on in other parts of the country especially in the Midwest Jones was a regular advertiser and a regular letter writer with the Graffis brothers and in turn they sort of scratched each others backs Jones was giving them information sharing stories and actually writing some stories for the magazine in the 1930s In exchange the Graffis were sharing news of courses being built Jones first course in the Midwest was a connection the Graffis gave him The relationship with Jones and the Graffis brothers was very important to Jones especially early in his career Content Licensing for Every Marketing Strategy Marketing solutions fit for s Outdoor s Direct Mail s Print Advertising s Tradeshow POP Displays s Social Media s Radio Television Logo Licensing Reprints Eprints Plaques Leverage branded content from Golfdom to create a more powerful and sophisticated statement about your product service or company in your next marketing campaign Contact Wrights Media to find out more about how we can customize your acknowledgements and recognitions to enhance your marketing strategies For more information callWrights Media at 8776525295 or visit our website at www wrightsmedia com I dont know itd be interesting to learn if the Graffis brothers took advantage of any investment opportunities that Jones may have told them about Its very possible given how entrepreneurial Jones was I dont know how well off Herb or Joe were how much money they actually made doing Golfdom Golfdom I dont know the answer to that either The thing I always hear about Herb is that he had a great sense of humor Based on some of the jokes Ive made in this magazine that tradition is now long dead So why was RTJ the character whom you chose as the focus of your first golf biography Hansen I suspected that one could tell the whole story of American golf in the 20th Century by looking at Jones career It spans 70 years Coolidge to Clinton And so many important characters Ouimet Sarazen Sneed Hogan and into the modern era Its an epic story Im convinced theres not another biography about a golf person that can tell you as much about the history of golf as RTJ Golfdom Jim thanks so much for taking the time to chat with us and for providing our readers this free sneak preview of the book I look forward to seeing how your book is received once its released Hansen Im anxious too Thank you Seth I appreciate it G 40 Golfdom May 2014 Golfdom com