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The US Open champ who died in a jail cell

The US Open champ who died in a jail cell

Update: 2024-06-10
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Cyril Walker put together the four rounds of his life in 1924 at the U.S. Open in Oakland Hills, defeating Bobby Jones in the final round and etching his name in golf history. So why don't more of us know him? The sad reality of Jones' life is that he fell into a spiral not long after his greatest triumph, and met a sad end in a New Jersey jail cell. This is his story.

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The US Open champ who died in a jail cell

The US Open champ who died in a jail cell

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