Alec Ross | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Alexander Ross |
Born |
Dornoch, Scotland |
15 September 1879
Died | 25 June 1952 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
(aged 72)
Nationality | Scotland |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 16 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | Won: 1907 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Alexander Ross (15 September 1879 – 25 June 1952), generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States. While employed by the Brae Burn Country Club, near Boston, he won the 1907 U.S. Open at the St. Martin's course at Philadelphia Cricket Club. He competed in the U.S. Open seventeen times in total, and finished in the top-10 five times. His other tournament wins include the North and South Open six times (1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1915), the Massachusetts Open six times (1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912) and the Swiss Open three times (1923, 1925, 1926).
Ross's brother Donald also moved to the U.S. and was one of the most celebrated of all golf course designers. Alec was the professional at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan for 31 years. He died in Miami, Florida.
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Note: Ross played in only U.S. Open.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10