1913 U.S. Open Golf Champioship

The 1913 U.S. Open was held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The heavy favorites were English legends Harry Vardon (1900 U.S. Open winner; four-time British Open winner) and Ted Ray (reigning British Open champion). After 72 holes, the pair found themselves tied with 20-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet—who had grown up across the street from the course and was a former caddie at the club—forcing an 18-hole playoff the next day. In a shocking upset, Ouimet soundly defeated the two professional golfers in front of a large gallery, becoming the first amateur to win the U.S. Open, and the resulting newspaper stories captured the imagination of the American public. The number of golfers in the country at least tripled in the subsequent ten years, with a corresponding increase in golf courses (including many public courses, opening up the game to a larger segment of the population).

(a) - amateur
Francis Ouimet defeated Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in a 18 hole playoff (Ouimet 72, Vardon 77 & Ray 78).