RICHIE RAMSAY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO STAY ON CHALLENGE TOUR
NEXT SEASON
Rookie professional Richie Ramsay, pictured right, is not necessarily doomed to play on the PGA EuroPro Tour next season, having failed to get through the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 eliminator recently.
Michael Gibbons, the European Challenge Tour media staff, explains that Richie might well be able continue playing next season on the Challenge Tour - the next best option to the European Tour.
"Richie has more options than you might think over the closing weeks of the season," says Michael.
"He can actually get back into the Qualifying School process this year, despite missing out at Stage 1. He will be exempt to Stage 2 if he can finish between 45th and 90th on the final Challenge Tour Rankings. He is currently 78th with 16,840 Euros won from only four events."
There are five Challenge Tour events left this season - four + the Grand Final at Puglia, Italy from October 24 to 27 for the leading 45 prior to that event. These 45 will play off for 15 places on next year's European Tour.
"If Richie Ramsay can get to the Challenge Tour Grand Final but doesn’t finish inside the top 15 on the Rankings he will still be exempt straight to the Tour School Final at San Roque. Obviously if he finishes in the top 15 he will be on European Tour next season anyway."
Since he turned pro before the Walker Cup Ramsay has been using sponsors' invitations to play on the Challenge Tour, although this week in Holland he is in the field due to his top 10 finish in Kazakhstan at the weekend.
"A top 80 finish on the final Challenge Tour Rankings would ensure him a good enough category on the Challenge Tour to play a full season next year," said Michael Gibbons.
Rookie professional Richie Ramsay, pictured right, is not necessarily doomed to play on the PGA EuroPro Tour next season, having failed to get through the European Tour Qualifying School Stage 1 eliminator recently.
Michael Gibbons, the European Challenge Tour media staff, explains that Richie might well be able continue playing next season on the Challenge Tour - the next best option to the European Tour.
"Richie has more options than you might think over the closing weeks of the season," says Michael.
"He can actually get back into the Qualifying School process this year, despite missing out at Stage 1. He will be exempt to Stage 2 if he can finish between 45th and 90th on the final Challenge Tour Rankings. He is currently 78th with 16,840 Euros won from only four events."
There are five Challenge Tour events left this season - four + the Grand Final at Puglia, Italy from October 24 to 27 for the leading 45 prior to that event. These 45 will play off for 15 places on next year's European Tour.
"If Richie Ramsay can get to the Challenge Tour Grand Final but doesn’t finish inside the top 15 on the Rankings he will still be exempt straight to the Tour School Final at San Roque. Obviously if he finishes in the top 15 he will be on European Tour next season anyway."
Since he turned pro before the Walker Cup Ramsay has been using sponsors' invitations to play on the Challenge Tour, although this week in Holland he is in the field due to his top 10 finish in Kazakhstan at the weekend.
"A top 80 finish on the final Challenge Tour Rankings would ensure him a good enough category on the Challenge Tour to play a full season next year," said Michael Gibbons.
Here are the latest Challenge Tour Rankings of the leading Scots with the amount of Euros they have won:
18th Andrew McArthur 49,007.
34th George Murray 32,852.
36th Jamie McLeary 32,273.
37th Eric Ramsay 31,622.
60th Peter Whiteford 20,969.
78th Richie Ramsay 16,840.
89th Scott Henderson 14,913.
Labels: Pro Men
posted by Colin |
See story on its own page | Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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