Alec Ross

Alexander Ross was a Scottish professional golfer.

Early life

Ross grew up in Dornoch, Scotland. Ross's older brother Donald Ross was also a professional golfer and eventually became a famous golf course designer.

Early in this career, Ross moved to the United States. Alec, along with his older brother Donald were founding members of in 1904. He ultimately found work at Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, Massachusetts. While employed at Brae Burn 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.
Ross had much success at other notable tournaments. His other tournament wins include the North and South Open six times, the Massachusetts Open six times, and the Swiss Open three times.
Later in his career, Ross was a club professional at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michiganfor 31 years.

In 1952, Ross died in Miami, Florida.

Note: This list may be incomplete.

Note: major championships in '''bold'''

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

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

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

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