Alec Ross

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).

For other people with the same name, see Alec Ross (disambiguation) and Alexander Ross (disambiguation).

Alec Ross
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	Scotland
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

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]

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

(From left to right): Isaac Mackie, Jack Hobens, Alec Ross, and George Thomson at the 1904 U.S. Open

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1907	U.S. Open	2 shot deficit	76-74-76-76=302	2 strokes	Gilbert Nicholls

Results timeline

Note: Ross played only in the U.S. Open.

Tournament	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
U.S. Open	10[3]	T9	T15	T13	6	1	T23	37

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
U.S. Open	22	T9	CUT	T36	T22	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	T16

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926
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

References

1. "Births in the District of Dornoch in the County of Sutherland". Statutory Births 047/00 0047. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. Alexander Ross obituary, The New York Times, 26 June 1952
3. "Open Golf Champion". The Saint Paul Globe. Minnesota. 12 October 1902. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

Further reading

• FitzSimons, Peter (2006). Great Australian Sports Champions. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-7322-8517-8.

External links

• Article on early Scottish golfers in the U.S. (including the Ross brothers)