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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 .
Edward Edgar Lowery (October 14, 1902 – May 4, 1984) [1] was an American caddie, amateur golfer and multi-millionaire businessman. Lowery is best known as the 10-year-old caddie of Francis Ouimet during the 1913 U.S. Open, held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, which Ouimet won in a playoff over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. An ...
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 ...
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.
Local amateur Francis Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open. Now, Michael Thorbjornsen is attempting the same feat.
Francis Ouimet, The Country Club (1913): A local kid who grows up across the street from a golf course grows up to win the U.S. Open, in a three-way playoff, as an amateur, on that same golf ...
A golfer is a person who plays golf.Below is a list of male golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).
Golf legend Tom Watson is engaged to marry a longtime CBS Sports executive. The eight-time major champion became formally engaged to LeslieAnne Wade on May 7 while on a visit to the University of ...