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Donald James Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948) was a golf course designer. He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States. Ross started his career by being an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St Andrews in Scotland around 1899. With the help of an American agronomy student, fellow Scotsman Robert White from St. Andrews, Ross decided to move to America. Ross invested all his life savings to move to the United States and walked off the boat with only $2. In America, he got his first job at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. He quickly rose to the position of golf professional at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, where he began his course designing career.

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  • Donald James Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948) was a golf course designer. He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States. Ross started his career by being an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St Andrews in Scotland around 1899. With the help of an American agronomy student, fellow Scotsman Robert White from St. Andrews, Ross decided to move to America. Ross invested all his life savings to move to the United States and walked off the boat with only $2. In America, he got his first job at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. He quickly rose to the position of golf professional at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, where he began his course designing career. (en)
  • Donald James Ross (* 23. November 1872 in Dornoch; † 26. April 1948 in Pinehurst) war ein schottischer Golfarchitekt, Hauptvertreter des Goldenen Zeitalters der Golfarchitektur und einer der produktivsten Golfarchitekten dieser Zeit mit immerhin 413 neuen Golfplätzen. (de)
  • Donald J. Ross (23 novembre 1872 - 26 avril 1948) fut l'un des plus importants architectes de terrains de golf dans l'histoire de ce sport. Il est né à Dornoch en Écosse, mais passa la majorité de sa vie d'adulte aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • Donald James Ross (1872 – 1948) was een van de belangrijkste golfbaanontwerpers in de historie van deze sport. Ross werd geboren in Dornoch in Schotland, maar leefde het grootste gedeelte van zijn leven in de Verenigde Staten van Amerika. Ross leerde het baanontwerpen bij Old Tom Morris in St Andrews. Naast het ontwerpen van banen was hij een golfprofessional, die golflessen gaf en greenkeeper was. (nl)
  • Donald James Ross (23 de novembro de 1872 – 26 de abril de 1948) foi um dos mais importantes designers de campo de golfe da história deste esporte. Ross nasceu em , na Escócia, mas viveu a maior parte de sua vida nos Estados Unidos. Ross começou sua carreira sendo aprendiz de Old Tom Morris, em St. Andrews, na Escócia, por volta de 1899. Com a ajuda de um aluno de agronomia norte-americano, o escocês Robert White, de St. Andrews, Ross decidiu se mudar para os Estados Unidos. Ross investiu todas as suas economias para se mudar para os Estados Unidos e saiu da embarcação só com dois dólares. Lá, ele conseguiu seu primeiro emprego no em Watertown, Massachusetts. Ele rapidamente subiu na carreira, chegando a cargo de profissional. Em 1977 ele foi introduzido no Hall da Fama do Golfe Mundial. (pt)
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  • Donald James Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948) was a golf course designer. He was born in Dornoch, Scotland, but became a citizen of and spent most of his adult life in the United States. Ross started his career by being an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at St Andrews in Scotland around 1899. With the help of an American agronomy student, fellow Scotsman Robert White from St. Andrews, Ross decided to move to America. Ross invested all his life savings to move to the United States and walked off the boat with only $2. In America, he got his first job at Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. He quickly rose to the position of golf professional at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, where he began his course designing career. (en)
  • Donald James Ross (* 23. November 1872 in Dornoch; † 26. April 1948 in Pinehurst) war ein schottischer Golfarchitekt, Hauptvertreter des Goldenen Zeitalters der Golfarchitektur und einer der produktivsten Golfarchitekten dieser Zeit mit immerhin 413 neuen Golfplätzen. (de)
  • Donald J. Ross (23 novembre 1872 - 26 avril 1948) fut l'un des plus importants architectes de terrains de golf dans l'histoire de ce sport. Il est né à Dornoch en Écosse, mais passa la majorité de sa vie d'adulte aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • Donald James Ross (1872 – 1948) was een van de belangrijkste golfbaanontwerpers in de historie van deze sport. Ross werd geboren in Dornoch in Schotland, maar leefde het grootste gedeelte van zijn leven in de Verenigde Staten van Amerika. Ross leerde het baanontwerpen bij Old Tom Morris in St Andrews. Naast het ontwerpen van banen was hij een golfprofessional, die golflessen gaf en greenkeeper was. (nl)
  • Donald James Ross (23 de novembro de 1872 – 26 de abril de 1948) foi um dos mais importantes designers de campo de golfe da história deste esporte. Ross nasceu em , na Escócia, mas viveu a maior parte de sua vida nos Estados Unidos. Ross começou sua carreira sendo aprendiz de Old Tom Morris, em St. Andrews, na Escócia, por volta de 1899. Com a ajuda de um aluno de agronomia norte-americano, o escocês Robert White, de St. Andrews, Ross decidiu se mudar para os Estados Unidos. Ross investiu todas as suas economias para se mudar para os Estados Unidos e saiu da embarcação só com dois dólares. Lá, ele conseguiu seu primeiro emprego no em Watertown, Massachusetts. Ele rapidamente subiu na carreira, chegando a cargo de profissional. Em 1977 ele foi introduzido no Hall da Fama do Golfe Mundial. (pt)
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