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Richie Ramsay
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He finished 8th on the end of season rankings that year to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2009. 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.
Career
Ramsay turned professional in 2007, and played two seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour, winning twice in 2008. career He went on to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup later that year. He topped the first edition of the World Golf Ranking, which was issued by the R&A on 23 January 2007. After playing in the 2007 Masters Tournament, United States. Open and Open Championship, for which he had qualified through his United States. victory, Ramsay turned professional.
The move meant that he would not be eligible to play in a second Walker Cup later that year.
Ramsay made his professional début in August 2007 at the European Tour"s Russian Open. 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 ended the year in 8th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate directly to the European Tour for 2009.
In 2009 Ramsay finished the season inside the top 100 of the Race to Dubai and secured his tour card for 2010. wins (3) 2004 Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship European Tour wins (3) Challenge Tour wins (2) DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place Yellow background for top-10.
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Scotland): 2006 Street Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 (winners) Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners) Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2006 (winners).
