This Day in Golf History--May 8

One of the game’s most historical figures was born on this date in 1893. Francis Ouimet, an American amateur, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and won the U.S. Amateur twice but his most notable achievement was winning the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline in a playoff with British stars Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. When the championship was played there again in 1963, Ouimet was honored on the 50th anniversary.