Francis Ouimet

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Francis Ouimet ROUKLING JUN 25 13 1988 02146 US Open Champion, 1913 MA

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DAP res FRANCIS QUIMET First Day of Issue: June 13, 1988 First Issue Location: Brookline, Massachusetts Francis Ouimet was one of the best amateur golfers of his time. At 20, he won the U.S. Open, the first amateur ever to do so. The game was an exciting one, as Ouimet tied with two leading English professionals. And, in the play- off, it was Ouimet who won the game. Interestingly, he never went professional, but made his living as a stock- broker. In his spare time, Ouimet gathered trophies in the U.S. Amateur Championship, the French Amateur Golf Championship, the Western Golf Association Amateur Championship, and in the American-versus-England Walker Cup matches. His skill was so impressive that he was also elected to the Golf Hall of Fame and became the first American elected captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews, Scotland. Ouimet also founded a caddie scholarship fund, which awarded some $400,000 in scholarships before his death in 1967. In addition to golfing, Francis Ouimet also enjoyed stamp collecting. Thus, it is especially appropriate that the stamp on this Maximum Card should honor Francis Ouimet. No. 88-32 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Tom Lydon