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Francis Ouimet

USA · born , Brookline, Massachusetts, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1913 U.S. Open
  • Other titles 1914 U.S. Amateur and 1931 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1913 U.S. Open The Country Club · 304 (disputed) · won a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray
  2. 1914 U.S. Amateur Ekwanok Country Club · 6 & 5
  3. 1931 U.S. Amateur Beverly Country Club · 6 & 5

Near misses

  1. 1920 U.S. Amateur Engineers Country Club · runner-up to Chick Evans · 7 & 6

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Harry Vardon's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1913 U.S. Open

    The Country Club, Brookline, MA · 304 (disputed) · won a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray (18 holes; Ouimet 72)

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 1913.

    Career line, 1913–1931

    U.S. Open
    1913 U.S. Open: won
    U.S. Amateur
    1914 U.S. Amateur: won1920 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1931 U.S. Amateur: won
    1915192019251930

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Francis Ouimet was born on May 8, 1893, in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. Ouimet won one major championship: the 1913 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1913 U.S. Open The Country Club, Brookline, MA · 304 (disputed) · won a playoff against Harry Vardon and Ted Ray (18 holes; Ouimet 72)
    2. 1914 U.S. Amateur Ekwanok Country Club · 6 & 5
    3. 1931 U.S. Amateur Beverly Country Club · 6 & 5

    Near misses

    1. 1920 U.S. Amateur Engineers Country Club · runner-up to Chick Evans · 7 & 6

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 3 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1914 U.S. Amateur Ekwanok Country Club · 6 & 5
    2. 1931 U.S. Amateur Beverly Country Club · 6 & 5

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Francis Ouimet
    2. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Ekwanok Country Club
    6. Wikipedia: Beverly Country Club
    7. Wikipedia: Engineers Country Club
    8. Wikipedia: Chick Evans