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Scottish golfer

For other people with the same name, seeAlec Ross (disambiguation) andAlexander 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.
Sporting 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

Alexander Ross (15 September 1879^[1] – 25 June 1952) was aScottish professional golfer.

Early life

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Ross grew up inDornoch, Scotland.^[1] Ross's older brotherDonald Ross was also a professional golfer and eventually became a famous golf course designer.

Professional career

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Early in this career, Ross moved to the United States. Alec, along with his older brotherDonald were founding members ofThe Tin Whistles in 1904.^[2] He ultimately found work atBrae Burn Country Club inNewton, Massachusetts. While employed at Brae Burn he won the1907 U.S. Open at the St. Martin's course atPhiladelphia Cricket Club. He competed in theU.S. Open seventeen times in total and finished in the top-10 five times.

Ross had much success at other notable tournaments. His other tournament wins include theNorth and South Open six times, theMassachusetts Open six times, and theSwiss Open three times.

Later in his career, Ross was a club professional atDetroit Golf Club inDetroit, Michiganfor 31 years.

Personal life

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In 1952, Ross died inMiami, Florida.^[3]

Professional wins

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Note: This list may be incomplete.

1902North and South Open
1904 North and South Open
1906Massachusetts Open^[4]^[5]
1907U.S. Open, North and South Open, Massachusetts Open^[6]^[7]
1908 North and South Open, Massachusetts Open^[8]^[9]
1909 Massachusetts Open^[10]
1910 North and South Open, Massachusetts Open^[11]
1912 Massachusetts Open^[12]^[13]
1915 North and South Open
1923Swiss Open
1925 Swiss Open
1926 Swiss Open

Note: major championships inbold

Major championships

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

Wins (1)

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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

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Note: Ross played only in theU.S. Open.

Tournament	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
U.S. Open	10^[14]	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			NT	NT	T16

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926
U.S. Open	T27						T34

Win

Top 10

Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

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^^a ^b"Births in the District of Dornoch in the County of Sutherland".Statutory Births 047/00 0047.ScotlandsPeople. Archived fromthe original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved17 February 2015.
^"Tin Whistles Organize".The Pinehurst Outlook (1904/03/05): 3. 5 March 1904 – via Digital NC.
^Alexander Ross obituary,The New York Times, 26 June 1952
^"Oakley Golf This Week".The Boston Globe - newspapers.com. 21 June 1908. Retrieved12 March 2024.
^"New Country Club".The Boston Globe. 28 June 1908. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Coming Golf Events".The Boston Globe. 2 June 1907. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"New Country Club".The Boston Globe. 28 June 1908. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Fine Golf by A.G. Lockwood".The Chicago Tribune. 15 June 1905. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Golf Season on the Wane".The Boston Globe. 8 November 1908. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Alex Ross Again Champion".The Boston Globe. 2 July 1909. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Golf at Essex County Club".The Boston Globe. 17 July 1910. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Ross Captures Golf Title".Evening Star. 4 July 1912. Retrieved28 April 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Lull in Local Golf".The Boston Globe. 6 July 1912. Retrieved12 March 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^"Open Golf Champion".The Saint Paul Globe. Minnesota. 12 October 1902. Retrieved26 August 2015.

External links

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

v t e U.S. Open champions
1895Horace Rawlins 1896James Foulis 1897Joe Lloyd 1898Fred Herd 1899Willie Smith 1900Harry Vardon 1901Willie Anderson† 1902Laurie Auchterlonie 1903Willie Anderson† 1904Willie Anderson 1905Willie Anderson 1906Alex Smith 1907Alec Ross 1908Fred McLeod† 1909George Sargent 1910Alex Smith† 1911John McDermott† 1912John McDermott 1913Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡Walter Hagen 1915Jerome Travers# 1916Chick Evans# 1919Walter Hagen† 1920Ted Ray 1921‡Jim Barnes 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Bobby Jones#† 1924Cyril Walker 1925Willie Macfarlane† 1926Bobby Jones# 1927Tommy Armour† 1928Johnny Farrell† 1929Bobby Jones#† 1930Bobby Jones# 1931Billy Burke† 1932Gene Sarazen 1933Johnny Goodman# 1934Olin Dutra 1935Sam Parks Jr. 1936Tony Manero 1937Ralph Guldahl 1938Ralph Guldahl 1939Byron Nelson† 1940Lawson Little† 1941Craig Wood 1946Lloyd Mangrum† 1947Lew Worsham† 1948Ben Hogan 1949Cary Middlecoff 1950Ben Hogan† 1951Ben Hogan 1952Julius Boros 1953‡Ben Hogan 1954Ed Furgol 1955Jack Fleck† 1956Cary Middlecoff 1957Dick Mayer† 1958Tommy Bolt 1959Billy Casper 1960Arnold Palmer 1961Gene Littler 1962Jack Nicklaus† 1963Julius Boros† 1964Ken Venturi 1965Gary Player† 1966Billy Casper† 1967Jack Nicklaus 1968Lee Trevino 1969Orville Moody 1970‡Tony Jacklin 1971Lee Trevino† 1972Jack Nicklaus 1973Johnny Miller 1974Hale Irwin 1975Lou Graham† 1976Jerry Pate 1977Hubert Green 1978Andy North 1979Hale Irwin 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981David Graham 1982Tom Watson 1983Larry Nelson 1984Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985Andy North 1986Raymond Floyd 1987Scott Simpson 1988Curtis Strange† 1989Curtis Strange 1990Hale Irwin† 1991Payne Stewart† 1992Tom Kite 1993Lee Janzen 1994Ernie Els† 1995Corey Pavin 1996Steve Jones 1997Ernie Els 1998Lee Janzen 1999Payne Stewart 2000‡Tiger Woods 2001Retief Goosen† 2002‡Tiger Woods 2003Jim Furyk 2004Retief Goosen 2005Michael Campbell 2006Geoff Ogilvy 2007Ángel Cabrera 2008Tiger Woods† 2009Lucas Glover 2010Graeme McDowell 2011‡Rory McIlroy 2012Webb Simpson 2013Justin Rose 2014‡Martin Kaymer 2015Jordan Spieth 2016Dustin Johnson 2017Brooks Koepka 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Gary Woodland 2020Bryson DeChambeau 2021Jon Rahm 2022Matt Fitzpatrick 2023Wyndham Clark 2024Bryson DeChambeau 2025J. J. Spaun
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

U.S. Open champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

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