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John McDermott:
Golf Hall of Famer

By Bill Kelly, Contributor
February / March 2015

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John McDermott is finally getting his due over a hundred years after he became the first American to win the U.S. Open national golf championship. Winning at the age of 19, he also remains the youngest golfer to do so. After winning the 1910 Philadelphia Open, the 1911 U.S. Open, the 1911 Philadelphia Open, the 1912 U.S. Open, the 1913 Philadelphia Open, the 1913 Western Open, … [Read more...] about John McDermott:
Golf Hall of Famer

The Forgotten Hero of Golf:
John McDermott

By Bill Kelly, Contributor
August / September 2011

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The first American golfer to win the U.S. Open -- and the youngest. When Rory McIlroy walked down the 18th fairway at Congressional on June 19, 2011 the TV flashed a list of six young golfers who won the U.S. Open in their 20’s since World War II. The AP golf beat writer went on to note that McIlroy is the youngest to have won the U.S. Open since Bobby Jones in 1923, when he … [Read more...] about The Forgotten Hero of Golf:
John McDermott