Holiday Auction Closing December 8, 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2018
Francis Ouimet’s victory at the 1913 US Open was a watershed moment for golf, opening the sport up to legions of amateur and working-class golfers. Ouimet went on to win two US Amateur titles and served as a sterling ambassador for the sport of golf until his death in 1967. In 1974, Ouimet was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Offered here is a cut signed by Ouimet in black pen and displayed inside a first day cachet featuring Ouimet. This cachet is framed below artwork of Ouimet and his ten-year old caddy at the 1913 US Open. This item is displayed in a 31 x 27-inch framed display. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication (A692780).