Alec Ross
Alec Ross
Alec Ross | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Alexander Ross |
Born | (1879-09-15)15 September 1879 Dornoch, Scotland |
Died | 25 June 1952(1952-06-25)(aged 72) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 16 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | Won: 1907 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Alexander Ross (15 September 1879[1] – 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[1] 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 older 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.[2]
Alec Ross | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Alexander Ross |
Born | (1879-09-15)15 September 1879 Dornoch, Scotland |
Died | 25 June 1952(1952-06-25)(aged 72) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 16 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | Won: 1907 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Professional wins
Note: This list may be incomplete.
1902 North and South Open
1904 North and South Open
1906 Massachusetts Open
1907 U.S. Open, North and South Open, Massachusetts Open
1908 North and South Open, Massachusetts Open
1909 Massachusetts Open
1910 North and South Open, Massachusetts Open
1912 Massachusetts Open
1915 North and South Open
1923 Swiss Open
1925 Swiss Open
1926 Swiss Open
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
Note: Ross played only in the U.S. Open.
Tournament | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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U.S. Open | 10[3] | T9 | T15 | T13 | 6 | 1 | T23 | 37 |
Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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U.S. Open | 22 | T9 | CUT | T36 | T22 | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | T16 |
Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
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U.S. Open | T27 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 |
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
See also
List of golfers with most wins in one PGA Tour event