Johnny McDermott, who at age of 19 in 1911 won the first U.S. Open and still holds the record for its youngest winner, was certified by the state as a ʺlunaticʺ and committed to this hospital on 6/23/16, at the age of 24. According to a great article at http://www.foxsportssouth.com/fox-sports-networks/story/Youngest-US-Open-champs-health-problems-?blockID=909587&feedID=3703, the institution's grounds crew, in 1922, ʺbuilt a makeshift six-hole golf course with crisscrossing fairways and barely-mowed greens,ʺ measuring 1,232 yards, for him to play on.
Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
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Johnny McDermott, who at age of 19 in 1911 won the first U.S. Open and still holds the record for its youngest winner, was certified by the state as a ʺlunaticʺ and committed to this hospital on 6/23/16, at the age of 24. According to a great article at http://www.foxsportssouth.com/fox-sports-networks/story/Youngest-US-Open-champs-health-problems-?blockID=909587&feedID=3703, the institution's grounds crew, in 1922, ʺbuilt a makeshift six-hole golf course with crisscrossing fairways and barely-mowed greens,ʺ measuring 1,232 yards, for him to play on.