Background
Somerville was born in London, Ontario.
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Ross Somerville
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University of Toronto.
Career
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 (1921-1924). He was also one of Canada"s top cricket players. 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. 1926 Canadian 1935 Canadian 1937 Canadian wins (1) Results timeline.
Achievements
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1926 Canadian Amateur 1926 Manitoba Amateur 1928 Canadian Amateur 1930 Canadian Amateur 1931 Canadian Amateur 1932 United States. Amateur 1935 Canadian Amateur 1937 Canadian Amateur 1960 Canadian Senior Championship 1961 Canadian Senior Championship 1965 Canadian Senior Championship 1966 Canadian Senior Championship Professional and amateur majors shown in bold.
