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Francis Ouimet won 1913 U.S. Open

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The movie The Greatest Game Ever Played was based on the events at the 1913 U.S. Open.

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Francis Ouimet

Francis DeSales Ouimet (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. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.[2]

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