| Ross Whitehead | |
| Fullname: | Edmund Ross Whitehead |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, England |
| Death Date: | [1] [2] |
| Death Place: | Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Yearpro: | 1950 |
| Extour: | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Prowins: | 6 |
| Eurowins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 5 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | T12: 1962 |
| Pga: | DNP |
Edmund Ross Whitehead (19 April 1934 – 4 October 1999) was an English professional golfer. His most successful year was 1962 when he won the Wentworth Foursomes, Sunningdale Foursomes and the Gor-Ray Cup, tied for 12th in the 1962 Open Championship and reached the final of the News of the World Match Play.[3] His only win in a major tournament was the 1972 John Player Trophy.
While an assistant at Walton Heath Golf Club, Whitehead won the 1958 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament.[4] In 1962 he moved to Banstead Downs Golf Club and won the Gor-Ray Cup, the Assistants' Championship, by 6 strokes.[5]
In 1972, at the age of 38, he won his first major tournament, the John Player Trophy, and the first prize of £1,500.[6]
He was joint runner-up in the 1984 Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship, 3 strokes behind Ernie Jones.[7]
Whitehead was the Captain of the PGA from 1993 to 1995.[8]