Mr. Lanham Revisited: July 10, 1926

Victory on the links for Georgia's Bobby Jones

It was a dull Saturday for Mr. Lanham, with little business at the Lanham & Sons store on Rome’s Broad Street and rain in the afternoon. He cut some flowers in his garden to brighten up the store for the few customers who ventured inside.

In the sports world, though, it was a different story. Georgia’s own Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open, becoming the firs…