Philip Mackenzie Ross (1890–1974) was a Scottish
golf course architect
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
who worked throughout Europe developing golf courses in France, Spain and Portugal as well as the United Kingdom. After 1945 he carried out a great deal of remodelling and restoration and in 1949 completed Southerness, in southwest Scotland, which is probably his most respected work. In 1971 Ross was elected the first president of the
British Association of Golf Course Architects
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Famous for designing the Ailsa Course at
Turnberry (1946) in
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...
, Scotland
External links
EIGCA , Articles , Golf Course Architecture in Europe – 100 Years of Evolutionat www.eigca.org
Golf course architects
1890 births
1947 deaths
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