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If any of the golfers in the U.S. Open are still looking for a place to stay this week, there’s a house available across the street from The Country Club and the location isn’t even the best part. The 1887 three-bedroom, 1½ bath was the boyhood home of Francis Ouimet, the self-taught former caddie who popped across Clyde Street to win the 1913 event. The playoff victory over British pros Harry Vardon and Ted Ray was trumpeted in a book and movie as “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” and it is credited with spreading golf throughout the United States.

Francis Ouimet's historic childhood home will be open to golfers and others interested in the sport's history during the U.S. Open in Brookline, Massachusetts...

Mickelson and Sergio Garcia are the only players from the 1999 ‘Battle of Brookline’ Ryder Cup in the 156-man field for this week’s 122nd US Open.

Mickelson and Sergio Garcia are the only players from the 1999 ‘Battle of Brookline’ Ryder Cup in the 156-man field for this week’s 122nd US Open.

Francis Ouimet's victory during the 1913 US Open is credited with spawning a boom in American golf.