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That looks like a bad lie... I see galleries kept further back in those days.

houhou75 (see below) says that this is not Vardon, but Francis Ouimet, and he's just posing for the press -- a photographer wouldn't stand in front of a golfer on the course. Harry Vardon was a heavy favorite to win the 1913 U. S. Open at Brookline, but the surprise winner was Ouimet, 20, a former caddie at the Country Club.

Wystan, Thanks for the information on Mr. Vardon. We will expand the record when we update.

Harry Vardon also made famous the "Vardon grip" a way of holding the golf club where (for a right handed golfer) the small finger of the right hand overlaps the index finger of the left hand on the club. Also known as the overlapping grip. Used by many golf champions to the present day. His grip technique can be seen in this photograph. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Vardon#Vardon_Grip

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ouimet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Vardon

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)

Do these refer to Brookline MA? Curious if anyone knows

That's the one. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Country_Club