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.

2022年6月18日 · Given the width of separation – 127 years from his birth on May 8, 1893, nearly 107 years from his epic U.S. Open triumph and almost 53 years since he died – few people alive can say they met...

2019年5月24日 · 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.

2022年6月15日 · Francis Ouimet was that figure. Born in May 1893 to a French-Canadian immigrant father and an Irish mother, Ouimet grew up on Lee Street - directly across from the 17th hole at Brookline Country Club.

2022年6月16日 · Francis Ouimet was an American amateur golfer who was born on May 8, 1893 and died on September 2, 1967. He is often referred to as the “father of amateur golf”. His victory at the 1913 US Open set off an explosion in the sport in the United States that transformed the game as we know it.

2013年8月11日 · 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)

2017年6月15日 · With all due respect to Bobby Jones, the title of “father of amateur golf” in the United States belongs to Francis Ouimet (pronounced wee-MAY). Ouimet’s stunning victory in the 1913 United States Open spurred the growth of golf in America and a love affair with the sport that continues today.

2013年6月5日 · His autobiography, “A Game of Golf,” details his playing career and highlights the whats and the whens, but does little to reveal who he was. For that, it’s best not to rely on the man himself.

2022年6月13日 · 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