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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 .
Francis Ouimet (born May 8, 1893, Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.—died September 2, 1967, Newton, Massachusetts) was an American amateur golfer whose success did much to remove the British upper-class stigma from the game and to popularize it in the United States.
Jun 13, 2022 · Francis Ouimet achieved the impossible at the US Open in 1913, so Steve Carroll recalls the incredible tale of how the amateur stunned the world and transformed a sport
May 24, 2019 · Francis Ouimet was a lifelong booster of amateur golf, but he's best-known for a legendary victory in the 1913 US Open that put American golf on the map.
Jun 4, 2013 · Before there was Arnold Palmer, there was Francis Ouimet. On the surface, Ouimet and Palmer couldn’t have been more different. Ouimet wasn’t ruggedly handsome like Palmer, nor did he ever take a final drag on a cigarette, flick it to the ground, then furiously lash at the ball for all he was worth.
Francis Ouimet, né le 8 mai 1893 et mort le 3 septembre 1967, est un golfeur américain, champion d'Angleterre au début du XX e siècle et vainqueur l'US Open de 1913. Il gagne en 1914 le championnat amateur de France.
Jun 5, 2013 · The storyline of the 1913 U.S. Open is simple: Francis Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur and former caddie who lived across the street from The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., where the Open was being played, tied British pros Harry Vardon and Ted Ray after 72 holes, then beat them in an 18-hole playoff.
Aug 11, 2013 · Francis Ouimet (center) stunned Harry Vardon (left) and Ted Ray (right) to win the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. (USGA Archives)
Jun 28, 2017 · Perhaps the most important victory in the history of American golf, 20-year-old Francis Ouimet defeated Brits Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1913 U.S. Open at The...
Jun 15, 2022 · Defying all odds, he produced a one-under-par round in torrential conditions, beating Vardon by five shots and Ray by six. The 20-year-old had become the first amateur to win the US Open; yards from his childhood home. Francis Ouimet and ten-year-old caddie, Eddie Lowery, during the 1913 US Open.
