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Name
  
Eddie Lowery

Role
  
golfer


An iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet striding down the fairway together, along with a seven gentleman at their back wearing white with bowtie, a necktie, black coat, black and white pants, on the left is Eddie lowery serious looking down holding a white golf club bag on his right shoulder while walking, wearing white cap, white polo with black necktie, black shoes and a black pants, at the right Francis Ouimet is serious, looking straight, holding a golf clubs on his right hand, left hand down, wearing a white long sleeve polo with black necktie, black shoes and black pants.

Died
  
May 4, 1984, Riverside County, California, United States

Similar People
  
Francis Ouimet, Ted Ray, Harry Vardon, Josh Flitter, Mark Frost

Parents
  
John Lowery, Maria Lowery

Eddie lowery s golf life career


Edward Edgar Lowery (October 14, 1902 – May 4, 1984) was an American caddie, amateur golfer and multi-millionaire businessman.

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In a scene from USGA, from the left is Eddie lowery standing looking at Francis Ouimet, who has white and brown hair, wearing a white polo and white coat, at the right is Francis Ouimet, serious, standing while speaking in a microphone on his right hand, wearing a brown fedora hat, white polo with bowtie and black coat.

Lowery is best known as the 10-year-old caddie of Francis Ouimet during the 1913 U.S. Open, held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, which Ouimet won in a playoff over Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. An iconic photograph of Lowery and Ouimet striding down the fairway together is one of the most memorable in American golf history. It was used as the logo for the United States Golf Association's centennial celebrations, appears on the cover of Mark Frost's account of the 1913 Open The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf and inspired a memorial statue in Brookline. Lowery was prominently featured in the 2005 Disney movie The Greatest Game Ever Played, portrayed by actor Josh Flitter.

Eddie lowery is smiling, standing looking up to his left, has black hair, wearing a hat, white polo with tie, and black coat, at the right Francis Ouimet is smiling, standing beside Eddie, hands down behind Eddie’s shoulder, has black hair wearing a black hat, white long sleeves with black tie, and black coat.

Lowery and Ouimet remained lifelong friends, and when Ouimet died in 1967, Lowery was one of the pallbearers.

An iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet striding down the fairway together, along with four gentlemen at their back wearing white with bowtie, a necktie, black coat, and black and white pants, on the left is Eddie lowery, serious, looking down holding a white golf club bag on his right shoulder while walking, wearing a white cap, white polo with a black necktie and a black pants, at the right Francis Ouimet is serious, looking straight, holding a golf club on his right hand, left hand down, wearing a white long sleeve polo with a black necktie and black pants.

1913 u s open francis ouimet eddie lowery 50 years later


Biography

In an iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet together along with a golfer and their audience, in the middle is Eddie Lowery smiling, standing with his left hand in his pocket while holding a golf club bag on his right shoulder, has black hair, wearing a white hat with black line, towel on around his neck, white long sleeves with black necktie and coat, at the top is Francis Ouimet, happy, has black hair wearing golf driving cap white shirt with necktie and a coat.

Lowery was the fifth child born in Newton, Massachusetts, to John and Maria Lowery (née Curran,) who were Irish immigrants. He moved to San Francisco, California, and championed the rising amateur careers of Ken Venturi (1964 U.S. Open Champion), Harvie Ward (1955 & 1956 U.S. Amateur Champion), and Tony Lema (1964 British Open Champion), among others. Lowery played at Lincoln Park in San Francisco. He died in 1984 in Riverside County, California.

In an iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet together along with a golfer and their audience, in the middle is Eddie Lowery smiling, standing with his left hand in his pocket while holding a golf club bag on his right shoulder, has black hair wearing a white hat with black line, towel on around his neck, white shirt with black necktie and coat.

He became a multi-millionaire as an auto dealer in San Francisco. Lowery and Bob Hope were friends and they both played in the 1951 British Amateur. He enjoyed sponsoring young amateur golfers, such as two of his employees: Venturi and Ward. In 1956 he arranged a match between these two amateurs and two golf pros, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, a friendly four-ball match at Cypress Point Club. The amateurs played a strong game but the pros took the match, 1-up. Venturi told a newspaper years later, "It was the best golf I've ever seen." This match was chronicled in depth in Mark Frost's 2007 book The Match.

In an iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet striding down the fairway together, along with four gentlemen at their back wearing a white bowtie, a necktie, black coat, and black and white pants, on the left is Eddie lowery serious looking down holding a white golf club bag on his right shoulder while walking, wearing a white cap, white polo with black necktie, black shoes, and a black pants, at the right Francis Ouimet is serious, looking straight, holding a golf club on his right hand, left hand down, wearing a white long sleeve polo with black necktie, black shoes, and black pants.

Lowery also served on the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association. His sponsorship of Harvie Ward led to problems, because Lowery had claimed certain disallowable business expenses for tax write-offs. And Ward, who had trusted Lowery's USGA expertise, had his amateur status revoked in 1957, at a time when he had won the previous two consecutive U.S. Amateur titles.


In an iconic photograph of Lowery and Ouimet striding down the fairway together, along with four gentlemen at their back, wearing a white bowtie, a necktie, black coat, and black and white pants, on the left is Eddie lowery serious looking down holding a white golf club bag on his right shoulder while walking, wearing a white cap, white polo with black necktie, black shoes, and a black pants, at the right Francis Ouimet is serious has, looking straight, holding a golf club on his right hand, left hand down, wearing a white long sleeve polo with black necktie, black shoes and black pants.

In an iconic photograph of Eddie Lowery and Francis Ouimet together along with a golfer and their audience, in the middle is Eddie Lowery smiling, standing with his left hand in his pocket while holding a golf club bag on his right shoulder, has black hair wearing a white hat with black line, towel on around his neck, white shirt with black necktie and coat.

References

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