The Resume

(September 15, 1879-June 25, 1952)
Born in Dornoch, Scotland, United Kingdom
Brother of golf designer Donald Ross
Won the U.S. Open (1907)
Winner of six North and South Opens (1902, 1904, 1907-1908, 1910 and 1915)
Winner of six Massachusetts Opens (1906-1910, 1912)
Winner of three Swiss Opens (1923, 1925-1926)

Why he might be annoying:

Some magazine sources mistakenly wrote his birth year as 1880 or 1881.
He lived in the shadow of his famous brother.
His productivity in the U.S. Open went into decline following his only victory in the tournament.

Why he might not be annoying:

He has the record for the most North and South Open victories.
His golf career was influenced by his older brother.
He was one of numerous golfers who come from Dornoch, Scotland to be famous in the United States.
He was a professional at the Detroit Golf Club, where its golf courses were designed by his older brother.
He was the Michigan PGA's first president.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Golfers
• Golf's U.S. Open Champs (Ranked: 1907)
• I am Scottish
• I Died in 1952 (Ranked: 72)
• I Live in My Sibling's Shadow
• I was Cremated
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 10]
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51125)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying