Alec Ross

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This article deals with Alexander Ross the golfer; for other people with that name, see Alexander Ross.

Alexander Ross (1875 – 1930), 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. He won the North and South Open six times (1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1915).

Ross also won the Swiss Open three times in the early 1920s.

Ross's brother Donald also moved to the U.S. and was one of the most celebrated of all golf course designers. Alec was married to Martha Neil Ross, and both worked at the Excelsior Springs Golf Club in Excelsior Springs, Missouri for many years.

[edit] See also

• Most wins in one PGA Tour event

[edit] External links

• Article on early Scottish golfers in the U.S. (including the Ross brothers)
• Excelsior Springs Golf Course history