Background
Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Duddingston Golf Club in that city.
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Ronnie Shade
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In 1966, he also finished as leading individual player at the Eisenhower Trophy, as leading amateur in The Open Championship, and reached the final of the British Amateur Championship, losing to Bobby Cole.
Career
He enjoyed unrivalled success as an amateur player in the 1960s, winning five consecutive Scottish Amateur Championships from 1963 to 1967 (Shade had also lost in the final in 1962). Shade"s amateur golf success was all the more noteworthy, since he came from a working-class background, and during that era British amateur golf was the preserve of the well-to-do. Shade was awarded the Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire as an amateur, and decided to turn professional at the relatively late age of 30.
His strength at match play golf remained proven, however.
He was runner-up at the British Professional Golf Association Matchplay Championship in 1970, and was a semi-finalist on two further occasions. Shade died in Edinburgh after a long illness.
1956 Scottish Boys Amateur.
Achievements
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1956 Scottish Boys Amateur 1961 Brabazon Trophy 1963 Scottish Amateur Championship, Brabazon Trophy 1964 Scottish Amateur Championship 1965 Scottish Amateur Championship 1966 Scottish Amateur Championship 1967 Scottish Amateur Championship, Brabazon Trophy 1968 Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship 1969 Carroll"s International 1970 Scottish Professional Golf Association Championship 1975 Mufulira Open (Zambia).
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Nationality
Scottish