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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 .
The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton , and was his last film as a director.
She was born Sarah Armstrong in southern Ohio in 1825. Her family later settled in Missouri in 1839 where her father died in 1842. She became a hired girl for John B. Townsend. She married Allen Montgomery and joined the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party which traveled to California over what was to become known as Donner Pass in 1844.
Local amateur Francis Ouimet won the 1913 U.S. Open. Now, Michael Thorbjornsen is attempting the same feat.
Ouimet's victory was the first of eight wins by amateurs at the U.S. Open; Bobby Jones won four and the last was Johnny Goodman in 1933, 92 years ago. The U.S. Open returned to the course for the 50th and 75th anniversaries in 1963 and 1988 , and the U.S. Amateur was held at The Country Club on the centennial anniversary in 2013; it also hosted ...
Lowery was the fifth child born to John and Maria Lowery (née Curran), who were Irish immigrants who lived in Newton, Massachusetts. [3] He moved to San Francisco, California, and championed the rising amateur careers of Ken Venturi (1964 U.S. Open Champion), Harvie Ward (1955 & 1956 U.S. Amateur Champion), and Tony Lema (1964 British Open Champion), among others.
They also say Sarah Lawrence was negligent, that there were those who knew about Ray's presence on campus and should have done more to protect them. Ray is serving 60 years in federal prison.
Hairspray actress Sarah Francis Jones has revealed that she went into labour while attending Beyoncé’s concert.. In a video shared to Jones and her husband, actor Marcel Spears, Instagram ...