Francis Ouimet Cause Of Death

Francis Ouimet died in Newton, Massachusetts on September 2, 1967, at age 74. The cause of his death is not mentioned.

Francis was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the father of amateur golf in the United States. He won the US Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.

He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

Francis aspired to become a businessman to elevate himself into the middle class. The life of a professional golfer at that time did not offer an avenue to reach the goal.

Within ten years of his US Open victory, Ouimet had started to work as a banker and eventually a stockbroker, which had always been his intention. He culminated his business career as a customer’s financial advisor at Brown Brothers Harriman.