Ross Somerville

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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 golfing 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 top cricket players.

Later, Somerville won three Canadian senior golfing 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.

[edit] External links

• Silent Sandy, from Ontario Golf Magazine
• Profile at Canadian Golf Hall of Fame