Richie Ramsay
Personal information
Born	(1983-06-15) 15 June 1983 (age 41) Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse	Angela ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Career
College	McLennan Community College Stirling University
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	52 (21 October 2012)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Asian Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	1
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2007
PGA Championship	CUT: 2013, 2015
U.S. Open	CUT: 2007, 2017, 2018
The Open Championship	T22: 2017

Richie Ramsay (born 15 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Ramsay played in the 2005 Walker Cup and, in 2006, became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur.^[2]

Ramsay turned professional in 2007, and played two seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour, winning twice in 2008. He has played on the European Tour since 2009, winning three times.

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

Ramsay won the Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship in 2004, and the Irish Amateur Open 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Ramsay made his professional debut in August 2007 at the European Tour's Russian Open.^[3] 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.^[4] He ended the year in 8th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate directly to the European Tour for 2009.^[5]

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 Championship.^[6]

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.

In September 2012, Ramsay won the Omega European Masters in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. He shot a final-round 66 to win by four shots.^[7] The following month Ramsay finished runner-up at the Hero Indian Open on the Asian Tour. He was defeated in a sudden-death playoff by Thaworn Wiratchant.^[8]

In March 2015, Ramsay won the Trophée Hassan II, winning by one shot over Romain Wattel and claiming his third European Tour victory.^[9]

In July 2022, Ramsay won the Cazoo Classic at Hillside Golf Club. He shot a final-round 69 to win by one shot over Paul Waring. It was his first victory in over 7 years.^[10]

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Dec 2009 (2010 season)	South African Open Championship1	−13 (67-75-68-65=275)	Playoff	Shiv Kapur
2	2 Sep 2012	Omega European Masters2	−17 (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
4	24 Jul 2022	Cazoo Classic	−14 (69-69-67-69=274)	1 stroke	Paul Waring

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	2 Sep 2012	Omega European Masters1	−16 (69-68-64-66=267)	4 strokes	Fredrik Andersson Hed, Marcus Fraser, Romain Wattel, Danny Willett

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2012	Hero Indian Open	Thaworn Wiratchant	Lost to bogey on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Dec 2009	South African Open Championship1	−13 (67-75-68-65=275)	Playoff	Shiv Kapur

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine 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

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 (a), George Murray
2	5 Oct 2008	AGF-Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse	−19 (67-70-64-68=269)	2 strokes	Richard McEvoy

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

• Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (four times, current)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2001^[11]
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2004 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2005, 2007^[12]
• 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)

• 2008 Challenge Tour graduates

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