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Encyclopedia > Francis Ouimet
Francis Ouimet in 1913
Francis Ouimet in 1913

Francis DeSales Ouimet (May 8, 1893September 3, 1967) was an American golfer. He is widely known for winning the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. His father was a French-Canadian immigrant (hence his typical French last name) and his mother was an Irish immigrant. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. ... Canadiens redirects here. ...

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Career

Winning in 1913; Eddie Lowery is in front
Winning in 1913; Eddie Lowery is in front
Ouimet (center) with Harry Vardon (left) and Ted Ray
Ouimet (center) with Harry Vardon (left) and Ted Ray

Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open as a 20-year-old amateur playing at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he used to caddie, playing against Britons Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. Ouimet's victory after an 18-hole playoff against Vardon and Ray was widely hailed as a stunning upset over the strongly-favored Britons. He was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 428 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1014 × 1421 pixel, file size: 296 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 428 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1014 × 1421 pixel, file size: 296 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the oldest country club in the United States. ... Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk Settled 1638 Incorporated 1705 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 6. ... Languages Cornish, Dgèrnésiais, English, French, Irish, Jèrriais, Manx, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Llanito Religions Anglican, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism - Related ethnic groups British-Americans, Anglo-Celtic Australian, Anglo-African, Belongers, English Canadians, Channel Islanders, Cornish, English, Anglo-Irish, Ulster-Scots, Irish, Manx, New Zealand European, Scottish, Welsh British... A 2002 collection of Harry Vardons golf writing. ... Edward R. G. Ray (March 28, 1877 - 1943) was an English golfer. ...


He also won the U.S. Amateur Championship twice, in 1914 and 1931. He played on the first eight Walker Cup Teams and was Captain of the next four for a team record of 11-1. In 1951 he became the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and in 1955 was the first-ever winner of the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland (in political terms the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world. ... The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. ... The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


Ouimet has been named to every Golf Hall of Fame, and has a room named after him in the USGA Museum. He remained an amateur for his entire golf career. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


Tournament Wins

  • 1913 U.S. Open, Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1914 U.S. Amateur, French Open Amateur, Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1915 Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1917 Western Amateur
  • 1919 Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1920 North and South Amateur
  • 1922 Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1925 Massachusetts State Amateur
  • 1931 U.S. Amateur
  • 1932 Massachusetts Open
  • 1934 Boston Open

The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... The North and South Mens Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament held since 1901 at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. ... The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. ...

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runners Up
1913 U.S. Open +8 (77-74-74-79-72=304) Playoff 1 Flag of England Harry Vardon, Flag of England Edward Ray

1 Defeated Harry Vardon and Edward Ray in an 18 hole playoff - Ouimet 72, Vardon 77, Ray 78 Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... A 2002 collection of Harry Vardons golf writing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Edward R. G. Ray (March 28, 1877 - 1943) was an English golfer born on the Isle of Jersey. ...


Performance in Majors

Ouimet participated in the U.S. Open 6 times and The Masters once. The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. ...


U.S. Open

  • 1913 - Won
  • 1914 - T5
  • 1915 - T35
  • 1919 - T18
  • 1923 - T29
  • 1925 - T3
  • T = tied

Masters

  • 1941 - Withdrew

The 1941 Masters Tournament was contested from April 3 to April 6 at Augusta National Golf Club. ...

Effect on U.S. golf

Ouimet's U.S. Open success is credited for bringing golf into the American sporting mainstream. Before his surprising win over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, golf was dominated by British players. In America, the sport was restricted to players with access to private facilities—there were very few public courses (the first, Van Cortlandt Golf Course in The Bronx borough of New York City, had opened in 1895). Ten years after his 1913 victory the number of American players had tripled and many new courses had been built, including numerous public ones. This article is about the sport. ... A 2002 collection of Harry Vardons golf writing. ... Edward R. G. Ray (March 28, 1877 - 1943) was an English golfer. ...


Depictions

In 1988, a portrait of Ouimet appeared on a commemorative 25 cent United States Postal Service stamp. In 2002, Mark Frost wrote a biographical account of Ouimet's U.S. Open victory titled The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf. Shortly afterward, Frost was tapped by Walt Disney Studios to write a motion picture adaptation. The Greatest Game Ever Played was released in theaters in 2005. The film starred Shia LaBeouf as Ouimet, was directed by Bill Paxton, and produced by Larry Brezner. USPS and Usps redirect here. ... Mark Frost (born 25 November 1953) is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, and executive producer. ... Disney redirects here. ... Promotional poster for The Greatest Game Ever Played The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical sports film, directed by Bill Paxton. ... Shia Saide LaBeouf[1] (pronounced SHY-uh luh-BUFF, IPA: [2]; born June 11, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning[3] American actor and comedian. ... William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ...


Appearing on the cover of The Greatest Game is a photograph of Ouimet at the U.S. Open with his ten-year-old caddy, Eddie Lowery. This iconic image is one of the best known in American golf, and was used as the logo for the United States Golf Association's Centennial celebrations. A statue of Ouimet and Lowery based on the photograph stands in Brookline, Massachusetts. Francis Ouimet and Eddie Lowery (left) at the 1913 U.S. Open Eddie Lowery (1903 – 1984) was an American caddy, amateur golfer, and businessman. ... The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...


References

  • Gibson, Nevin H. The Encyclopedia of Golf (A.S. Barnes & Company, 1958)
  • Frost, Mark The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf (Hyperion, Well i killed this bitch cause,he ski ski ski on my gril.And i was like bitch fuck you and shot him

External links

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