| Ross Somerville | |
| Fullname: | Charles Ross Somerville |
| Nickname: | Sandy |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1903 |
| Birth Place: | London, Ontario, Canada |
| College: | University of Toronto |
| Status: | Amateur |
| Majorwins: | 1 |
| Masters: | T36: 1938 |
| Usopen: | CUT: 1929 |
| Open: | T28: 1933 |
| Pga: | DNP |
| Usamateur: | Won: 1932 |
| Britamateur: | T3: 1938 |
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. 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 leading cricketers earning selection as a member of the Canadian side that toured England in 1922, his score of 92 against the Free Foresters being Canada's highest individual innings of the tour.[1]
Later, Somerville won three Canadian senior golf titles. and served as president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association in 1957.
Somerville was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1955), the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1985), the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (1971), the U of T Sports Hall of Fame (1987) and the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame (2002). 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.
Professional and amateur majors shown in bold.
| Tournament | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T43 | T36 | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T28 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | DNQ | DNQ | R16 | R32 | R16 | 1 | QF | R32 | R64 | R128 | R16 | R64 | QF | ||
| The Amateur Championship | R16 | R256 | SF |
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.