Eddie Lowery was born in Newton, Mass., on Oct. 14, 1902 – the second of seven children from a poor Irish family. He is most widely remembered as the 10-year-old who caddied for Francis Ouimet – a ...

Eddie Lowery: Francis Ouimet's caddie A 20-year-old Brookline native who had caddied at TCC, Ouimet was fresh off a loss in the U.S. Amateur when the president of the United States Golf ...

He was the first American captain of the Royal & Ancient club—the original governing body of the game—and went on to set up the Francis Ouimet Caddie Scholarship Fund, which still provides ...

In Ouimet’s story, as is often told, he is a caddie at The Country Club and just fiddles with the game, sneaking on the course when no one is looking. Out of nowhere, the U.S. Open falls in his ...

A Look Back At Early Golf Superstar Francis Ouimet. They headed off to the first tee — the 20-year old unknown amateur and his 10-year-old caddie.

After little-known Francis Ouimet shocked the golf world with his win in the 1913 U.S. Open, ... One of his first jobs was as a caddie at Hyannisport Club in Massachusetts.

Francis Ouimet, an amateur who improbably won the 1913 U.S. Open at the Country Club, grew up across the street. Now his home will be given back to the game, and the course, that made him famous.

Instead of the sovereign, Ouimet gave the caddy an old $5 gold piece. Everybody agreed that picking Francis Ouimet (pronounced we met) for this rare honor was a happy choice and a nice gesture.

Francis Ouimet was a relatively unknown 20-year-old amateur and former caddie who grew up across the street from the 17th hole at The Country Club in Brookline.

Eddie Lowery: Francis Ouimet's caddie A 20-year-old Brookline native who had caddied at TCC, Ouimet was fresh off a loss in the U.S. Amateur when the president of the United States Golf ...