Just as America is beginning to distinguish itself on the world stage, Francis Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur and former caddie, birdies the 17th hole and shoots 72 in a playoff to defeat famed British professionals Harry Vardon and Ted Ray at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Thanks to plucky Ouimet, our first stateside golf hero, Americans discover golf is no longer just a Scottish thing.