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Legend
John Shippen
America's first homegrown golf professional.
Hometown
Washington, DC
America's first homegrown golf professional.
Hometown
Washington, DC
The Story
John Shippen played in the 1896 U.S. Open as a teenager — the first American-born golf professional, decades before the sport would let his successors follow. Detroit's national invitational carries his name.
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