Alec Ross
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Ross
Born	1881
Died	25 June 1952 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	16
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	Won: 1907
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP

Alexander Ross (1881 – 25 June 1952), generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish 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 ten places 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.^[1]

Major championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

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[link]

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

See also[link]

• Most wins in one PGA Tour event

Notes[link]

References[link]

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

External links[link]

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

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