Richie Ramsay

Born and brought up in Aberdeen, he has been playing golf since the age of three. Away from golf, he studied at the University of Stirling after spending time in Texas on a golf scholarship, graduating with a BA Hons in Marketing and Sports Studies.
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. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup for Great Britain and Ireland. Before turning professional, he achieved the accolade of becoming the first amateur golfer to be officially ranked World Number One when the first official amateur ranking was released on January 23, 2007. He also played 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 in 2007 and played two seasons on the European 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.
His first win came at the 2010 South African Open Championship, where he beat Shiv Kapur in a playoff. His next win came at the 2012 Omega European Masters, where he won thanks to stunning weekend rounds of 64 and 66.
2013 Notes: Played in 22 events and made 18 cuts. Had 3 top-10s, best was T-9th at the Volvo Golf Champions and BMW PGA Championship. He finished 70th in the race to Dubai, his euro 459,252 in earnings was his lowest total since joining the European Tour in 2009. The reason was likely the two bulging discs in his neck which had affected his game. On top of that, he had some hip problems, along with a sore ankle and shoulder pain. So after playing in the Turkish Airlines Open, he took four months off
2014 Notes: Didn't start on tour till March, played in 22 events, and made 15 cuts with 6 top-10s. He was runner-up twice, first at the NH Collection Open, where he finished 2 shots back of winner Marco Crespi and his second was at the Alfred Dunhill Links, a shot back of winner Oliver Wilson. He doubled his winnings from the previous year earning euro 928,827, and finished 43rd in the Race to Dubai. For most of the year, he was pain-free.
2015 Notes: Played in 23 events and finished 14 times in the money. He did not make a cut until his sixth start at the Trophee Hassan. He did it in fine fashion with a final round 69 to win by a shot over Romain Wattel. It was an emotional win for him after years of injuries. He was 54th in the Race to Dubai.
2016 Notes: Played in 24 events on the European Tour, making 18 cuts with three top-10 finishes. Best was T-6th at the Volvo China Open and T-6th at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. Last top-10 was T-9th at the Aberdeen Asset Management Paul Lawrie Match Play. Finished 68th in the Race to Dubai with earnings of euro 510,768.
2017 Notes: Played in 27 European Tour events making 21 cuts. He was in the top-ten 3 times, best finish was T-2nd at the Irish Open, which got him his spot in the Open Championship. Next best finish, T-8th at the Porsche European Open and British Masters. Finished 31st in the Race to Dubai.
2018 Notes: Played in 22 European Tour events making 13 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 114th in the Race to Dubai with earnings of euro273,355. T-6th at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Finished the season T-11th at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
2019 Notes: Played in 27 European Tour events making 18 cuts with four top-ten finishes. Was 58th in the Race to Dubai, earning euro736,557. Finished 5th at the Betred British Masters to finish 4 shots back of the winner Marcus Kinhult. He was T-6th a the BMW PGA Championship and T-5th at the Amundi Open de France. Finished the season T-42nd at the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
2020 Notes: Played in 17 European Tour events making 12 cuts. Was 114th in the Race to Dubai with earnings of euro201,116. Best finish, T-20th at the BMW PGA Championship.
2021 Notes: Played in 27 DP World Tour events making 19 cuts with two top-ten finishes. He was 74th in the Race to Dubai with earnings of euro420,533. He was T-4th a the Dubai Duty-Free Irish Open, five shots back of winner Lucas Herbert. He finished T-9th at the Cazoo Classic and ended his season, missing the cut at the AVIV Dubai Championship.
2022 Notes: Played in 26 DP World Tour events making 18 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 19th in the Race to Dubai, earning euro1,175,942. It was his best season in the 15 years he had been playing on the DP World Tour. Was T-3rd at the Betfred British Masters, two shots back of the winner Thorbjorn Olesen. Won the Cazoo Classic by one shot over Paul Waring. Was 4th at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, three shots back of winner Tommy Fleetwood. In the season-ending DP World Tour Championship was T-16th.
2023 Notes: He was T-7th at the Soudal Open and T-5th at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed. At the Made in Himmerland had a one-shot lead going into the 72nd hole but made a double bogey to miss the Rasmus Hojgaard/Nacho Elvira by a shot.