Ross Somerville

Charles Ross "Sandy" Somerville (May 4, 1903 – May 17, 1991) was a Canadian golfer and all-around athlete.

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 Championship. 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 (1921-24). He was also one of Canada's top cricket players.

Later, Somerville won three Canadian senior golf titles. and served as president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1957.

He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1955), the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1985), the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (1971), and the U of T Sports Hall of Fame (1987). He died at age 88 in 1991.

The London Hunt Club, Somerville's home course for most of his life, has a room in its clubhouse honouring Somerville's golf achievements.

Tournament wins

Professional and amateur majors shown in bold.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1932	U.S. Amateur	2 & 1	Johnny Goodman

Results timeline

As an amateur, Somerville could not play in the PGA Championship.

Tournament	1926	1927	1928	1929
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNQ	DNQ	R16	DNP
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP	T36	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T28	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	R32	R16	1	QF	R32	R64	R128	R16	R64	QF
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	R16	DNP	R256	DNP	DNP	SF	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1933 British Open: www.opengolf.com

Source for 1933 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 23, 1933, pg. 20.

Source for 1934 & 1938 Masters: www.masters.com

Source for 1935 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 21, 1935, pg. 3.

Source for 1938 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 28, 1938, pg. 11.