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 this week.
A commercial real estate broker and nephew of former Boston Mayor John Hynes, Tom Hynes lives down the street from the Ouimet house. He used to see its owners walking their dog in the neighborhood.Historian of The Country Club in Brookline Fred Waterman takes us through the storied past of the site of the 2022 U.S. Open.
"Of all the deals I've done over the last 50 years, this is certainly in the top five as the most important. And it isn't about the money," he said."You couldn't pay me enough to do this. This is strictly for the preservation of the house for golf." The original wide-planked wooden floors were in such bad shape that a contractor proposed ripping them out and replacing them.
Instead, the boards were gently removed, sent off to be de-nailed, cleaned, planed, and re-milled with tongue and grooves and then replaced. They were sanded and painted with tongue oil last week."I prefer not to at this time, because even the LLC partners don't know how much we've spent so far," he said with a laugh."I'd rather break the news to them gently.
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