Introduction to the "Greatest Game Ever Played"

Francis Ouimet was born in 1893 to a working class family in Massachusetts. He grew up Fascinated by golf, but had all odds against him. Many years ago golf was considered a pastime of wealth and privilege and mainly dominated by the British and Scottish Players. Francis grew up less than a stones throw away from Brookline, MA Country Club where he could only be involved in the game as becoming a caddy. He was just a little guy and had to work hard to carry the bags of professional players, which at the time were actually bigger than he was. Whenever he could get his hands on a club and practice his swing he would do so. With the objections of his father in 1913 Francis had the opportunity of a life time, and was the first amateur to play in the U.S. Open which was held a Brookline Country Club. Over the next four days young Ouimet battled his way to the top of the leader board and Won the U.S. Open, creating history and changing the game of golf still to this day. A story about young Ouimet is was Golf is the Greatest Game ever played. Has golf changed today? I encourage everyone out there to watch this movie called “The Greatest Game Every Played” and promise that this will change your view on the game of Golf.