Donald Ross (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald Ross (golfer)

Professional golfer, golf course architect

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1872

Place of Birth: Dornoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1948

Profession: landscape architect, golfer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Donald James Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948) was a golf course designer.
He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States.
Ross started his career by being an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St Andrews in Scotland around 1899.
With the help of an American agronomy student, fellow Scotsman Robert White from St.
Andrews, Ross decided to move to America.
Ross invested all his life savings to move to the United States and walked off the boat with only $2.
In America, he got his first job at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts.
He quickly rose to the position of golf professional at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, where he began his course designing career.