An honorary member of Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, at
the age of 23 Richard Ramsay became the first
Scotsman in over a century to win the US Amateur
Championship.
Born in Aberdeen in 1983, it was his grandfather Roderick Robertson who introduced him to golf as a toddler. Richie joined RAGC as a member in 1998.
Richie represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup. The following year he won the U.S. Amateur by beating American John Kelly 4&2 over the 36-hole final becoming the first British player to win the championship since 1911 and the first Scot since 1898. He sealed victory with a birdie at the par-four 16th after which he received exemptions to play in the Open Championship, the Masters and US Open.
The year 2007 was a busy one. Richie played at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia with defending champion Phil Mickleson and then partnered the world No1, Tiger Woods at the US Open at Oakmont. Of that event Richie said, 'I just can't believe I am here at the moment! I'm just a guy from Aberdeen who loves playing golf!' He also graduated from Stirling University in Scotland that year.
Richie won the 2004 Scottish Open Stroke Play and the 2005 Irish Amateur Stroke Play events. 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 Richie Ramsay turned professional making his professional debut at the Russian Open.
During 2008, Richie secured his full European Tour playing privileges for 2009 by finishing 8th on the Challenge Tour.
Born in Aberdeen in 1983, it was his grandfather Roderick Robertson who introduced him to golf as a toddler. Richie joined RAGC as a member in 1998.
Richie represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup. The following year he won the U.S. Amateur by beating American John Kelly 4&2 over the 36-hole final becoming the first British player to win the championship since 1911 and the first Scot since 1898. He sealed victory with a birdie at the par-four 16th after which he received exemptions to play in the Open Championship, the Masters and US Open.
The year 2007 was a busy one. Richie played at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia with defending champion Phil Mickleson and then partnered the world No1, Tiger Woods at the US Open at Oakmont. Of that event Richie said, 'I just can't believe I am here at the moment! I'm just a guy from Aberdeen who loves playing golf!' He also graduated from Stirling University in Scotland that year.
Richie won the 2004 Scottish Open Stroke Play and the 2005 Irish Amateur Stroke Play events. 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 Richie Ramsay turned professional making his professional debut at the Russian Open.
During 2008, Richie secured his full European Tour playing privileges for 2009 by finishing 8th on the Challenge Tour.
This portrait of Richie by Stephen Shankland
can be seen in the Clubhouse. He is pictured with
The Havemeyer Trophy (replica), the only replica
resident in the UK played for annually by the
Members of RAGC.
Tom Watson winning the British Senior Open in
2005
