This Day in Golf--Sept. 20

On this date in golf 104 years ago, one of the milestone moments in golf history occurred when Francis Ouimet, an unheralded American, defeated British greats Harry Vardon and Edward (Ted) Ray in a playoff to win the U.S. Open. It was a monumental achievement for an American to beat the leading golfers in the world, which to that point had come from the home of golf in Great Britain. Ouimet shot 72 at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., beating Vardon by five and Ray by six.