<P> One day, a Club member, Mr. Hastings, asks Ouimet to play with him over The Country Club course, where caddies have almost no access of their own, and he shoots a fine round of 81 despite a 9 on one hole . His talent, composure, and good manners earn admirers and interest . With the help of Mr. Hastings and the Club Caddiemaster, Francis gets a chance to play in an upcoming tournament, the U.S. Amateur, the local qualifying for which is to be held at the very same Country Club course . However, his father Arthur (Elias Koteas) tells his son to quit golf and get a "real job". Ouimet needs $50 for the entry fee, and so agrees to get a real job and never play golf again if he could not qualify; his father lends him the money . On the 18th, Francis faces a three - foot putt that would secure him a spot in the championship, but he looks over and his father is watching . Ouimet is distracted, misses and falls one stroke short of qualifying for the championship proper . </P> <P> With much jeer from the rich folk, Ouimet, now 20, fulfills his promise to his dad and works at a sporting goods shop, while continuing to live at home . After some time with his golf forgotten, Ouimet is still at the bottom of the working class . But one day, the president of the United States Golf Association enters the store and personally invites him to play in the upcoming U.S. Open . After some maneuvering and consideration from his employer, Ouimet secures entry . His father informs Ouimet that he must find his own place to live after the tournament; Ouimet agrees . However, his mother has been supportive of his golf from the start . She admonishes Ouimet's father for not recognizing Ouimet's talent and that he now has a chance to show it to everyone . </P> <P> Ouimet competes in the 1913 U.S. Open that takes place at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, the familiar course located across the street from his home . The favorites are British champions Vardon and Ted Ray, who are accompanied by the snobbish Lord Northcliffe (Peter Firth), and the reigning U.S. Open champion, John McDermott . Northcliffe looks to see that either Vardon or Ray wins the Open, to affirm British dominance over the Americans in golf, and also to prove that only gentlemen were able champions . Ouimet competes with his 10 - year old friend, Eddie Lowery (Josh Flitter), who skips school to caddie for Ouimet . After the first two rounds, Vardon and Ray have a seemingly comfortable lead, with McDermott unable to keep up . After some initial struggles, Ouimet rallies back and ends up tying with Vardon and Ray at the end of the third round, meaning that the three of them would compete in an 18 - hole playoff to determine the champion . The night before, Northcliffe mocks Ouimet's social status to Vardon, who came from humble beginnings himself, and Vardon finally tells Northcliffe that he is going to try to win only for his own pride, not Britain's and that if Ouimet wins, it will be because of his own skill, not his background . </P> <P> The playoff round commences, with all three competitors keeping it close until the final holes, where Ray fades out, and Ouimet ahead of Vardon by a stroke going into the final hole . Vardon finishes with a par, giving Ouimet the chance to clinch the win with a par himself . Seeing him become nervous before the final putt, Eddie calms him down, and Ouimet is able to make the putt and win the U.S. Open . As the crowd carries him and Eddie on their shoulders, they start to hand him money . Ouimet refuses it all, only accepting one bill from his now proud father . In the clubhouse, Vardon privately congratulates Ouimet and suggests that they should play a friendly round together in the future . Ouimet and Eddie then walk home, carrying the U.S. Open trophy . </P>

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