If you thought Disney’s feature film “The Greatest Game Ever Played” was all fiction, then you may be surprised to know that you can see Francis Ouimet’s golf clubs, golf ball, and scorecard used in his stunning victory at the 1913 U.S. Open June 3 when the USGA unveils the new Palmer Center in the totally renovated and expanded USGA museum on the grounds of USGA Headquarters in Far Hills, New Jersey.
Under construction for nearly 3 years the new center updates what was the first museum in the U.S. dedicated entirely to a sport-- a venue older than even the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The new museum houses over 40,000 artifacts and memorabilia, 500,000 photographic images, plus thousands of hours of historic film, video, and audio recordings. Together, the museum's collections present a comprehensive history of the game's development in the United States over the course of nearly 250 years.
Oimet’s treasures are among more than 2,000 golf artifacts that will be on public display, many for the first time. The centerpiece of the expanded museum is a gallery that celebrates the life and career of Arnold Palmer. The Palmer Room showcases more than 100 items from Palmer’s personal collection arranged as an exploration of his career both on and off the golf course.
At the center of the Palmer Room is a remarkable portrait created by James David Chase, and composed of more than 22,000 words to create an image of Palmer An interactive kiosk enables visitors to explore the portrait in detail.
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