Francis DeSales Ouimet (May 8 1893 – September 2 1967) was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the father of amateur golf in the United States. He won the U.S. 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.
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