While Brooks Koepka tries to make history today, I decided to look at some past US Open history. I realize most of you will be watching golf today so I'm just linking you to a Golf Digest article about Francis Ouimet's victory in the 1913 US Open, which many view as the real beginning of golf in America.
Many of you will have seen a movie called The Greatest Game Ever Played -- GC plays it often enough, don't they? -- where Shia Lebeouf played amateur Francis Ouimet. Movies about real events typically aren't all that accurate, but I was surprised to learn just how much of the movie did follow the actual events of the tournament.
For example, Ted Ray actually did punch out a fellow competitor at dinner one night time, and enthusiasts genuinely did pass a hat around and accumulate cash for Ouimet's young caddie Eddie Lowery. (According to the article, they took up around $one hundred fifty, a big sum at that time.)
If you've got some moments to spare for the duration of the motion these days, I suppose you may locate this newsletter to be an thrilling read.
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