caption fullname open pga usopen death_date death_place children birth_place status imagesize birth_date spouse masters image article_title name
foulis in 1903 david foulis t8 : 1897 dnp t8 : 1897 1950 -lrb- aged 81-82 -rrb- chicago , illinois 2 st andrews , scotland professional 165 19 april 1868 janet fowler dnp david foulis -lrb- 1868-1950 -rrb- . jpg david foulis -lrb- golfer -rrb-
 david foulis
david foulis -lrb- golfer -rrb-

david foulis -lrb- 19 april 1868 -- 1950 -rrb- was a scottish-american professional golfer who played in the late 19th century and early 20th century .
foulis tied for eighth place in the 1897 u.s. open , held at the chicago golf club in wheaton , illinois .
he was the inventor of the golf hole cup liner or `` golf flag support '' and received a patent for the invention in 1912 .
he and his brother james were co-inventors of the modern 7-iron , which they called a `` mashie-niblick '' .
