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Francis DeSales Ouimet (/ w iː ˈ m ɛ t /) (May 8, 1893 – September 2, 1967) was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton , and was his last film as a director.
Ouimet's victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933, 92 years ago. The U.S. Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988 , and the U.S. Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013; it also hosted ...
Local amateur Francis Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open. Now, Michael Thorbjornsen is attempting the same feat.
Lowery was the fifth child born to John and Maria Lowery (née Curran), who were Irish immigrants who lived in Newton, Massachusetts. [3] He moved to San Francisco, California, and championed the rising amateur careers of Ken Venturi (1964 U.S. Open Champion), Harvie Ward (1955 & 1956 U.S. Amateur Champion), and Tony Lema (1964 British Open Champion), among others.
The United States picked a 9-man team in early January, including Francis Ouimet as playing-captain. [4] Great Britain and Ireland announced 8 of their 10-man team in mid-March with Michael Scott as playing-captain. [5]
Hairspray actress Sarah Francis Jones has revealed that she went into labour while attending Beyoncé’s concert.. In a video shared to Jones and her husband, actor Marcel Spears, Instagram ...
The Catholic church must look into the possibility of allowing married men to become ordained priests, according to a new interview with Pope Francis.