Ross Somerville

Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.

Career

Somerville was born in London, Ontario. He won six Canadian Amateur Championship golf titles between 1926 and 1937, and in 1932 became the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur. He was selected by the Canadian Press as Canada's athlete of the year for 1932, and in 1950 was picked as Canada's top golfer of the first half of the 20th century.
While at the University of Toronto, Somerville played for three years for the Varsity Blues football team and Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team. He was also one of Canada's leading cricketers earning selection as a member of the Canadian side that toured England in 1922, his score of 92 against the Free Foresters being Canada's highest individual innings of the tour.
Later, Somerville won three Canadian senior golf titles. and served as president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1957.

Death and legacy

In 1991, Somerville died at age 88. The London Hunt Club, Somerville's home course for most of his life, has a room in its clubhouse honouring Somerville's golf achievements. In 2002, the London, Ontario posthumously inducted him into their Sports Hall of Fame.

Awards and honors

In 1955, Somerville was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
In 1971, he was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
In 1985, Somerville was inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
In 1987, he was inducted into the U of T Sports Hall of Fame
Tournament wins
1926 Canadian Amateur
1926 Manitoba Amateur
1928 Canadian Amateur
1930 Canadian Amateur
1931 Canadian Amateur
1932 U.S. Amateur
1935 Canadian Amateur
1937 Canadian Amateur
1960 Canadian Senior Championship
1961 Canadian Senior Championship
1965 Canadian Senior Championship
1966 Canadian Senior Championship

Professional and amateur majors shown in bold.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Results timeline

Note: As an amateur, Somerville did play in the PGA Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source for U.S. Amateur:
Source for 1933 British Open:
Source for 1933 British Amateur:
Source for 1934 & 1938 Masters:
Source for 1935 British Amateur:
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