When amateur Francis Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club, 50 years had elapsed since the Battle of Gettysburg, and 87 years had come and gone since the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and ...

In 1913, the golf icon Gene Sarazen ... When Sarazen was 20, like Ouimet, he won the U.S. Open, the first of the seven major golf championships he won from 1922 to 1935. For Waterman and Hynes ...

Francis Ouimet’s secret weapon in the 1913 U.S. Open wasn’t a particular set of clubs, nor his familiarity with the course at The Country Club, which he could see from his bedroom window.

The 1913 U.S. Open had been moved from June to September so Harry Vardon and Ted Ray could compete. Ouimet, who lived across the street from the 17th hole, was playing his first major championship.

Here is a brief oral history of three of the most legendary moments: Brookline’s own Francis Ouimet’s stunning win in a playoff as an amateur in the 1913 US Open; Curtis Strange’s victory ...

Matter of fact, 1913 can lay legitimate claim to being the most important U.S. Open ever, given how it ignited golf interest in America. Accordingly, its of course been the subject of books and ...

In 1913, Ouimet, a Massachusetts native and 20-year-old amateur, won the U.S. Open at the Country Club. Michael Thorbjornsen will try to make a run this year, with his longtime friend as his caddie.

In the summer of 1999, Mark Frost, co-creator of the groundbreaking TV series “Twin Peaks,” was flying from Los Angeles to New York. He and his agent, Ed Victor, were on their way to play golf ...

(AP) — If any of the golfers in the U.S. Open are still looking for a place ... caddie who popped across Clyde Street to win the 1913 event. The playoff victory over British pros Harry Vardon ...