41st Ouimet Tournament at Wollaston, Charles River and Woodland
The 41st Francis Ouimet Memorial Tournament opens at Wollaston Golf Club on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, continues at Framingham Country Club on Thursday, July 31, and concludes at Woodland Golf Club on August 1. read full story
Roche to MC, Tobin to be Honored at Ouimet Banquet
WBZ-TV’s Sports Anchor and Reporter Dan Roche will serve as Master of Ceremonies and Anne Marie Tobin will receive the Richard F. Connolly, Jr. Distinguished Service Award at the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund’s 59th Annual Banquet on Monday, May 19, 2008. read full story
Gary Player Honored on May 19, 2008!
Gary Player, long considered golf’s greatest international player, will be the guest speaker and honored with the 13th Francis Ouimet Award for Lifelong Contributions to Golf at the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund’s 59th Annual Banquet. The banquet will be held Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Morgan Stanley will again be the presenting sponsor. read full story
2007 Belmont Caddie Alumni Tournament
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Pictured above are attendees at the 2007 Belmont Caddie Alumni Tournament on October 24. For the fourth straight year, organizers Steve Demirjian and Bill Twomey were joined by 40 fellow Belmont caddie alumni at Belmont Country Club. Many of these caddies are also Ouimet Alumni and the proceeds from the tournament benefit the Ouimet Fund. We’d like to thank Steve, Bill, the entire Belmont Country Club membership, and everyone who came back in support of The Fund for a great day of golf, stories, and camaraderie.
Annual Meeting
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund held its 59th Annual Meeting at Framingham Country Club on Monday, October 22, 2007. Here are some highlights:
New Directors: Three new members of the Board of Directors were elected at Framingham. Pictured (L-R) are Steve Goodwin of Woodland Golf Club, Melissa Browne of Cohasset Golf Club, and Joseph Onstott of Brae Burn Country Club.
Ouimet Chair of the Year: The Ouimet Fund presented its
7th Ouimet Chair of the Year Award at Framingham. Recognized for his service at Oakley Country Club was Dan Doyle (l ) who is shown receiving a plaque from Ouimet President Ted Highberger. Mr. Doyle has organized Oakley’s Ouimet efforts for many years, including the Bag Tag and Marathon efforts, Oakley’s participation in the Ouimet Banquet, and interviewing Ouimet scholarship candidates.
Honorary Alumnus Award: Jack Neville (L), Director of Golf at Brookline Golf Club at Putterham, is shown receiving the Ouimet Fund’s Honorary Alumnus Award
From Ouimet President Ted Highberger. Mr. Neville, former President of the New England PGA, was a Ouimet Director for 10 years, and manages the Brae Burn Caddie Alumni Day and Brookline’s Ouimet-Lowery Tournament, both of which benefit The Fund. He has also participated in the Ouimet’s NE PGA Pro Am for many years.
Ouimet in the DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Jack Nicklaus interviewed by Bloomberg in the Ouimet Room at the
William F. Connell Golf House on August 29.
Earlier this year Jack and
Barbara Nicklaus were presented The Fund's Lifelong Contributions to golf
Award (see below).
(photo courtesy Nicklaus Companies)
Tiger Woods flanked by a group of caddies who were in his group for the
DeutscheBank Championship Pro-Am on August 30. The Ouimet Fund coordinated
the caddies for the amateurs in the Pro-Am. Pictured l-r are Connor Hayes
and Ouimet Scholars Stanley Smith, Eche Ogah, the 2006 Ouimet Tiger Woods
Foundation Award winner, and Luke Bornheimer. (photo courtesy Ned Cully)
OUIMET 15th ANNUAL MARATHON
one of the best ever!....
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund’s celebrated its 15th Golf Marathon on Wednesday with one of its top fundraising totals, a spectacular “repeat” hole-in-one, an amazing performance by an 11 year old, and the event cracked the $3 Million cumulative total in fundraising in 15 years.
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BARBARA & JACK NICKLAUS Honored May 14, 2007
Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the Annual Banquet was Charlie Mechem, LPGA Commissioner Emeritus. Charlie Mechem first served as Ouimet Banquet Master of Ceremonies in 2004 when Nancy Lopez was the honoree. read full story