Eric Ramsay
Encyclopedia
Eric Thomas Ramsay is a Scottish
professional golf
er.
Ramsay was born in Dundee
. In 2005 he won the Australian Amateur
and finished in a tie for 23rd place at the 2005 Open Championship
, one stroke behind Lloyd Saltman
in the race for the silver medal as the low amateur. He turned professional later that year.
Ramsay has played on the second tier European Challenge Tour
since 2006 and picked up his first victory on tour in 2009 at the DHL Wroclaw Challenge.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Ramsay was born in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
. In 2005 he won the Australian Amateur
Australian Amateur
The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894 and is organized by Golf Australia....
and finished in a tie for 23rd place at the 2005 Open Championship
2005 Open Championship
The 2005 Open Championship was the 134th Open Championship, played from 14-17 July at The Old Course at St Andrews. Tiger Woods pulled away from Colin Montgomerie for a five shot victory. The win was his second overall and his second at St...
, one stroke behind Lloyd Saltman
Lloyd Saltman
Lloyd Saltman is a Scottish professional golfer.Saltman was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the grandson of former Hibernian goalkeeper Tommy Younger...
in the race for the silver medal as the low amateur. He turned professional later that year.
Ramsay has played on the second tier European Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
since 2006 and picked up his first victory on tour in 2009 at the DHL Wroclaw Challenge.
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 2009 2009 Challenge Tour The 2008 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour... |
DHL Wroclaw Open | 2 strokes |  Andrew ButterfieldAndrew Butterfield Andrew Butterfield is an English professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.-Career:Butterfield was born in London, England. He turned professional in 1993 and joined the Challenge Tour in 1996. He played on the Challenge Tour until qualifying for the European Tour through Q-School in 1999... , Richard McEvoyRichard McEvoy Richard McEvoy is an English professional golfer.McEvoy was born in Shoeburyness, Essex. His amateur wins included the 2001 Lytham Trophy, and the 2001 Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship... |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2005 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T23 |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.