1913 Francis Ouimet Wins U.S. Open

Underwood & Underwood Original

- One of Only Known Copies!

As you've no doubt seen by now, this Winter Golf Auction by Green Jacket Auctions represents one of the greatest sales of golf photographs in history. From Old Tom Morris & the origins of professional golf to Bobby Jones & the founding of Augusta National, many of the offered photographs are among the finest such examples in the hobby.

        Presented here is one of the most significant photographs in American golf history - one of the only known original copies of the famous Underwood & Underwood image of Francis Ouimet swinging a golf club at the 1913 U.S. Open. For many years, it was believed that no originals of this photograph by Underwood & Underwood were still in existence. When this photograph surfaced in another auction last year, those beliefs thankfully were put to rest. So while we can't say for certain how many do exist, we do know that the offered example is exceedingly rare and may be the only such example ever offered publicly for sale.

        Everything about this photo is extraordinary - from Ouimet's swing to his meager clothes. It's just amazing to look at this photo and think about how this kid on that one week in 1913 took on Harry Vardon and Ted Ray and shocked the golf world and changed the game forever.

        Underwood & Underwood famously captured a few other popular images from the Francis Ouimet's 1913 U.S. Open victory, but this may be the only one of Ouimet actually playing golf.

        The photo is a large 8"x10" double weight, silver gelatin photograph. Condition is very nice with some light creasing to the corners and also one pinhole at the upper right corner. NEA stamped 1919 on reverse - likely because it was an archive/file photo, as the photograph itself is unquestionably from 1913.