Francis Ouimet

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Francis Ouimet, 1913
US postage stamp depicting Francis Ouimet

Francis Ouimet (born May 8, 1893 in Brookline, Massachusetts , † September 3, 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts ) was an American amateur golfer . He was the first amateur to win the US Open .

His father Louis was a French Canadian immigrant while his mother immigrated from Ireland . He married Stella M. Sullivan on September 11, 1918, with whom he had two daughters: Jane Salvi and Barbara McLean.

Ouimet won the US Open in 1913 as a 20-year-old amateur player at The Country Club in Brookline , where he had previously worked as a caddy . In the jump-off over 18 holes, he defeated the Englishman Harry Vardon, who was then considered the world's best, and his compatriot Ted Ray . Eddie Lowery , only 10 years old, was Ouimet's caddy.

He also won the US Amateur Championships in 1914 and 1931. He played in the first eight Walker Cup teams and was the captain of the next four with a team record of 11-1. In 1951 he became the first elected American captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and in 1955 was the first winner of the Bob Jones Award , the United States Golf Association's highest honor .

Ouimet was among the first golfers to be inducted into the newly created World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He remained an amateur throughout his golf career.

Tournament victories

  • 1909: Boston Interscholastic
  • 1913: US Open , Massachusetts amateur
  • 1914: US Amateur, French Amateur, Massachusetts Amateur
  • 1915: Massachusetts amateur
  • 1917: Western amateur
  • 1919: Massachusetts amateur
  • 1920: North and South Amateur
  • 1922: Massachusetts Amateur, Houston Invitational
  • 1923: St. George's Challenge
  • 1924: Crump Memorial
  • 1925: Massachusetts Amateur, Golf Mashie Tournament
  • 1927: Crump Memorial
  • 1931: US amateur
  • 1932: Massachusetts Open
  • 1934: Boston Open

filming

The film The Greatest Game Ever Played by Walt Disney Studios from the year 2005 is based on the US Open victory 1913th

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personal data
SURNAME Ouimet, Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American amateur golfer
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Brookline, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH 3rd September 1967
Place of death Newton, Massachusetts