Many of you will have seen a movie called The Greatest Game Ever Played -- GC plays it often enough, don't they? -- where Shia Lebeouf played amateur Francis Ouimet. Movies about real events typically aren't all that accurate, but I was surprised to learn just how much of the movie did follow the actual events of the tournament.
For example, Ted Ray really did punch out a fellow competitor at dinner one night, and fans really did pass a hat around and collect money for Ouimet's young caddie Eddie Lowery. (According to the article, they took up around $150, a huge sum at that time.)
If you have some moments to spare during the action today, I think you'll find this article to be an interesting read.
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ReplyDeleteSpeaking of golf movies, keep an eye out later this year for an indie feature film starring Dan Lauria (Kevin Arnold's dad in "The Wonder Years") and Chinese-American K-pop star Amber Liu, "The Eagle and the Albatross", now deep in post-production after a successful crowdfunding campaign (in which I made a small contribution).
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