The big news of the second round was not Francis Ouimet, Harry Vardon, or any of the American players. Instead, over 6,000 folks surrounded one big, burly, long-hitting giant named Ted Ray who broke the Country Club's then scoring record of 71 with a 70 in U.S. Open conditions. Read more
Francis Ouimet: America’s Golfing Hero, Part 4
Francis Ouimet: America’s First Golfing Hero, Part 3
Francis Ouimet had to earn his way by qualifying for the US Open at the The Brookline Country Club, a devilish test of a course that then measured 6,200 yards with undulating, small greens. In the early 1900's, golfers did not routinely break par as they do today. It therefore came as a surprise when...
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Francis Ouimet: America’s First Golfing Hero, Part 2
Francis Ouimet was cut from a different cloth than the typical aristocratic gentleman teeing it up in the early 1900's. While golf has become more of a common man's game over the past century, when Francis was breaking onto the scene, golf was truly a rich man's game. Read more
Francis Ouimet: America’s First Golfing Hero, Part 1
The sun was setting at 7:30 on Sunday, September 28th as the staff at Robert T. Lynch was helping me clean up the tables and chairs we had put out for our first Beanpot Tournament. In the midst of taking pictures of the winning BC Club Golf team on the 18th green, an...
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Ouimet Scholar Running the Boston Marathon
Golf is a pastime that bridges generations, creates lasting relationships and teaches courage, respect, honesty, and instills an unwavering sense of humility in all of us.
• Honesty – The first time nobody is looking and you don’t magically find your ball in the woods
• Humility – A late Saturday afternoon when you knocked it in...
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