Richie Ramsay

Richie Ramsay
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Richie Ramsay
Born	(1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
Nationality	Scotland
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse	Angela (m. 2012)
Children	Olivia
Career
College	McLennan Community College Stirling University
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2007
U.S. Open	CUT: 2007
The Open Championship	T58: 2013
PGA Championship	CUT: 2013, 2015

Richie Ramsay (born 23 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur.^[1] He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup.

Ramsay turned professional in 2007, and played two seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour, winning twice in 2008. He finished 8th on the end of season rankings that year to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2009.

Personal life

Ramsay was born in Aberdeen. He is an honorary member of Royal Aberdeen Golf Club and was a student at the Stirling University in Scotland, where he graduated in 2007.

Amateur career

Ramsay won the Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship in 2004, and the Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship in 2005. He went on to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup later that year.

In 2006, Ramsay won the U.S. Amateur, defeating American John Kelly 4 & 2 in the 36-hole final. He was the first British player to win the championship since 1911, and the first Scot since 1898.^[1] He topped the first edition of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, which was issued by the R&A on 23 January 2007.

After playing in the 2007 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and Open Championship, for which he had qualified through his U.S. Amateur victory, Ramsay turned professional. The move meant that he would not be eligible to play in a second Walker Cup later that year.^[2]

Professional career

Ramsay made his professional début in August 2007 at the European Tour's Russian Open.^[2] He finished that event in a tie for 53rd place, and completed the remainder of the season playing tournaments on the second tier Challenge Tour. Having failed to come through final qualifying school at the end of the season, he again played on the Challenge Tour in 2008. He won his first professional tournaments during the 2008 season, the Vodafone Challenge in Germany and the AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse.^[3] He ended the year in 8th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate directly to the European Tour for 2009.^[4]

In 2009 Ramsay finished the season inside the top 100 of the Race to Dubai and secured his tour card for 2010. At the second event of the 2010 season, held at the end of 2009, he won his first title on the European Tour by defeating Shiv Kapur in a playoff for the South African Open.^[5]

By 2011 Ramsay was firmly established on the European Tour with 6 top ten finishes taking him to the top 30 of the Order of Merit for the first time.

Amateur wins (3)

2004 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship
2005 Irish Amateur Open Championship
2006 U.S. Amateur

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Dec 2009 (2010 season)	South African Open Championship	−13 (67-75-68-65=275)	Playoff	Shiv Kapur
2	2 Sep 2012	Omega European Masters	−16 (69-68-64-66=267)	4 strokes	Fredrik Andersson Hed, Marcus Fraser Romain Wattel, Danny Willett
3	29 Mar 2015	Trophée Hassan II	−10 (72-66-71-69=278)	1 stroke	Romain Wattel

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	South African Open Championship	Shiv Kapur	Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Aug 2008	Vodafone Challenge	−16 (65-70-69-68=272)	1 stroke	Stephan Gross Jr (am), George Murray
2	5 Oct 2008	AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse	−19 (67-70-64-68=269)	2 strokes	Richard McEvoy

Results in major championships

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	T58	DNP	T68
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Scotland): 2006
St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 (winners)
Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)

References

1 2 "Ramsay storms to US Amateur title". BBC Sport. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
1 2 "Ramsay pro switch hits Cup hopes". BBC Sport. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ "Scots star Richie Ramsay scoops win in Toulouse". The Daily Record. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ "Golfer Richie Ramsay is back with the big boys after securing Tour playing rights". The Scotsman. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
↑ "Scotland's Richie Ramsay wins the South Africa Open". BBC Sport. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

External links

Official website
Richie Ramsay at the European Tour official site
Richie Ramsay at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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