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6/11/08
Herbert Warren Wind Scholarship Announced
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund announced on June 11, 2008 the establishment of a permanently endowed Herbert Warren Wind Scholarship in memory of the legendary golf writer. The announcement was made at the Ouimet Fund’s annual Endowed Scholar/Donor Reception at which a special display on Mr. Wind was also unveiled.
“We are delighted to make this very special announcement,” said Ouimet Fund President Ted Highberger. “Herbert Warren Wind was the giant of American golf writing, and wrote the line, ‘The luckiest thing, however, which happened to American golf, was that its first great hero was a person like Francis Ouimet,’ in his classic, The Story of American Golf. We are deeply honored to have a Herbert Warren Wind Scholarship as part of our endowed program.” The Herbert Warren Wind Scholarship will be for a Ouimet Scholar studying Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, English or similar academic discipline, or for a native of Brockton, Massachusetts or surrounding town.
“Herb was very close to Francis Ouimet, and would be proud to be affiliated with Mr. Ouimet and helping young people and possibly a future young writer,” said Gertrude “Gitty” Scheft, sister of the late Mr. Wind. Ms. Scheft is a former President of both the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts and the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund. The Wind family contributed his USGA Bob Jones Award and Memorial Tournament Journalism Award plaques which were mounted on the new display along with a photo and descriptive plate about Mr. Wind’s accomplishments.
Herbert Warren Wind was a native of Brockton, Massachusetts who played golf in his early years at Thorny Lea Golf Club. He died in 2005 at the age of 88. He was the author of 14 golf books which included The Story of American Golf, along with books he wrote with golf legends such as Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, and Jack Nicklaus. He was the original golf editor of “Sports Illustrated,” and wrote acclaimed essays for many years in “The New Yorker.” Recently, Mr. Wind was remembered during The Masters for the 50th anniversary of his coining the term “Amen Corner” to describe the area of the 11th, 12, and 13th holes at Augusta National Golf Club. The United States Golf Association selected him as the winner of its prestigious Bob Jones Award in 1995 (the only writer ever honored), and has named its annual award for top golf book of the year the Herbert Warren Wind Award.