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


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About Donald Ross (golfer)

  • 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.

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