FRANCIS QUIMET
First Day of Issue: June 13, 1988
First Issue Location: Brookline, Massachusetts
Francis Ouimet was one of the best amateur golfers of his
time. At 20, he won the U.S. Open, the first amateur ever
to do so. The game was an exciting one, as Ouimet tied
with two leading English professionals. And, in the play-
off, it was Ouimet who won the game. Interestingly, he
never went professional, but made his living as a stock-
broker. In his spare time, Ouimet gathered trophies in the
U.S. Amateur Championship, the French Amateur Golf
Championship, the Western Golf Association Amateur
Championship, and in the American-versus-England
Walker Cup matches. His skill was so impressive that he
was also elected to the Golf Hall of Fame and became the
first American elected captain of the Royal and Ancient
Golf Club of Saint Andrews, Scotland. Ouimet also
founded a caddie scholarship fund, which awarded some
$400,000 in scholarships before his death in 1967. In
addition to golfing, Francis Ouimet also enjoyed stamp
collecting. Thus, it is especially appropriate that the stamp
on this Maximum Card should honor Francis Ouimet.
No. 88-32
©1988 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
. Original painting by Tom Lydon
