golftournament

"After President Taft completed his term of office, he served as chairman of the 1913 U.S. Open played at The Country Club in Brookline, MA. It was the first country club in the US." www.thegolfballfactory.com/the-golf-course/hole18/Preside... "The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the oldest country club in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it was one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the famous 1913 U.S. Open won by then-unknown Francis Ouimet. Today, the club is one of the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S., with about 1300 members." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Country_Club

Splendid an unusual photographys.Thanks and Greetings.

Is it just me, or are the lady and the guy in the white jacket making eyes at each other?

Noel Zia Lee: Thank you for the more complete information about this photograph. In the course of researching it, I also learned that the gentleman in the checked hat is Herbert Jacques, President of the Massachusetts Golf Association, so we will also add that information to the record.

Probably the French golfer Louis Tellier, who came to America in 1913 to play in a tournament and stayed on as a club pro until his death by suicide in 1921. Here is the report of his death in the New York Times: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9902E1DF1539E1...

Date written on negative is 9/17/13, which will have been the second day of the USGA National Open Tournament was played at Brookline, Mass. See NYT of Sept 17 implying play began the day before. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02EFDA163DE633A...

Noel Zia Lee and swanq: Thank you for the information on M. Tellier. We will add more details when we update the record.

I entered him in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Tellier_(golf)

Date written on negative is 9/17/13 -- 2nd day of play of the USGA National Open Championship played at the Brookline Country Club. See NYT of Sept 17, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02EFDA163DE633A... and Sept 19,1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9407E4D7113BE633A... for reports on the tournament.

swanq: Thanks for both the date and the links to more information. We will expand this photograph's description to reflect these details.