“ Rankin never finished high school or attended college, turning pro and joining the LPGA Tour not long after she was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1961. And it was that fact that made receiving an honorary degree from such a prestigious institution even more of an incredible opportunity for a now 80-year-old Rankin, who called the June 30 ceremony one of the “great experiences” that she has ever had in all her life.”

Tags: Hall of Fame, LPGA, Scotland

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"Oak Hill’s prominence is founded on the reputation of our East Course. Its reputation first began with its pedigree—our course was designed by Donald Ross, arguably golf’s preeminent course architect. Then, from its earliest days as host of significant, then major golf events, the East Course proved more than adequate to withstand golf’s evolution to today’s modern game."

Tags: Andrew Green, Donald Ross, James Viscardi, New York, Private Golf, Restoration

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"The owners of Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club and Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club — sibling properties in the Sandhills of North Carolina with a pair of esteemed Donald Ross designs — announced this week that they have entered a joint venture with one of the golf industry’s leading names in hospitality."

Tags: Donald Ross, Hospitality, North Carolina, Public Golf

"Then the economy caved in. The Depression did to Dunedin Isle GC what it did to countless projects. The club changed ownership more than once, until 1939, when the city of Dunedin acquired it. Just like that, Ross’s masterpiece became a muni."

Tags: Donald Ross, Florida, Kris Spence, Public Golf, Restoration

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"Consider venerable Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., founded in 1901. Its East Course, ranked No. 69 in GOLF’s World Top 100 list and one of two Donald Ross designs on property, has hosted a pair of U.S. Ams (with another slated for 2027), three U.S. Opens, four PGA Championships and the 1995 Ryder Cup."

Tags: Donald Ross, Lifestyle, New York, Private Golf

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"ROYAL Dornoch is partnering with the America-based Donald Ross Society to celebrate the Highlander’s key role in spreading the golfing gospel. Dornoch-born Ross was “keeper of the greens” and our first professional before being lured across the Atlantic. He is credited with creating 456 courses in North America, including his masterpiece, Pinehurst No2, regarded as “The St Andrews of American golf” and an anchor site of the US Open."

Tags: Centenary, Donald Ross, Scotland

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"Dunedin Golf Club, the historic Donald Ross-designed course owned by the City of Dunedin (just north of Tampa), has been awarded “Renovation of the Year” by Golf Inc. in the public course category. Through the guidance of golf course architect Kris Spence, a leading Donald Ross expert, and a $6 million course restoration, the course has been restored to its roots of the Golden Age of Architecture."

Tags: Donald Ross, Florida, Kris Spence, Public Golf, Renovation

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"More than seven months after Cumberland County Commissioners voted against moving E.E. Smith High School to Stryker Golf Course on Fort Bragg, post officials are considering other options for the land. The 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course opened in 1946 and sits outside of Fort Bragg’s gates at the end of Bragg Boulevard, across from the Fort Bragg Fairgrounds."

Tags: Donald Ross; North Carolina

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"A native of New York and graduate of Colgate University, Fay’s nearly four-decade career in golf began at the Metropolitan Golf Association. He spent 32 years with the USGA in several roles, including tournament relations manager, director of program management and assistant executive director. In 1989 he was named executive director, a position he held until his retirement in 2010."

Tags: ASGCA, Donald Ross

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"Fay will receive the Donald Ross Award at the ASGCA Annual Meeting in Cape Cod, Mass., on Oct. 27. His influence continues to shape public golf, with Bethpage Black set to host the 2025 Ryder Cup. The recognition underscores the importance of accessibility in the game’s future, according to the ASGCA."

Tags: ASGCA, Donald Ross

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