2014 Ross & Smith
Congratulations to 2014
Champions Scott Storck and Kevin Scanlon
Picture above: Scott Storck rolls in the winning putt using his R&S commemorative Odyssey Versa putter
Alec Ross and Alex Smith - US Open Champs
Alexander Ross (1881 – 25 June 1952), generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a native of Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands. He learned the game 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 The Philadelphia Cricket Club. Alec Ross competed in the U.S. Open seventeen times in total, and finished in the top ten places five times. His other tournament wins include the North and South Open six times (1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1915), the Massachusetts Open six times (1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912) and the Swiss Open three times (1923, 1925, 1926). Ross's brother Donald also moved to the U.S. and is remembered as one of history's greatest and most celebrated golf course designers.
Alex Smith (1872 – 21 April 1930), a native of Carnoustie was also a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. Like many British professionals of his era Alex Smith spent much of his adult life working as a club professional in the United States. His brother Willie won the U.S. Open in 1899, and Alex won it in both 1906 and 1910, the latter contested at The Philadelphia Cricket Club's St. Martin's Course. In 1901 he lost to Willie Anderson in a playoff for the U.S. Open title. Smith's 1906 U.S. Open victory came at the Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest, Illinois where his 72 hole score of 295 was the lowest at either the U.S. Open or the British Open up to that time. His 1910 U.S. Open victory was achieved in a three-man playoff against Philadelphia's John McDermott and another of his own brothers, Macdonald Smith. Alex Smith owns one of the greatest U.S. Open records in history, having played in eighteen U.S. Opens in total and accumulated eleven top ten finishes.