Ramsay craves ‘buzz’ of being in contention
Richie Ramsay reckons a good putting week can help him turn consistency into being a contender in this week’s Canary Islands Championship in Tenerife.
The three-time European Tour winner has made the cut in his last five events and six out of eight this season, yet is 123rd in the Race to Dubai. That’s because his best finish was a tie for 22nd in last week’s Tenerife Open at Golf Costa Adeje, where the action takes place again this week at the end of a three-event Canary Islands Swing.
“Ultimately, we are out here to win and getting yourself into contention gives you the buzz,” said Ramsay, one of four Scots in the field.
“The way the prize money works,thereisnoadvantage in finishing 30th. I would ratherfinish100thoneweek then finish second the next. You need to be aggressive and make plenty of birdies and I need to do that more often.”
The Edinburgh-based Aberdonian is a combined 42-under-parinhislastfour starts,havingsignedforsubparscoresinalleightrounds so far in Gran Canaria and Tenerife. But, with both of those events having been won with 25-under-par totals, he reckons improvement is needed on the greens in particular.
“These last two weeks I have been top 10 in driving accuracy and top 10 in greens in regulation, but my putting let me down as theguyshavebeenshooting thelightsout,”saidramsay. “Ificouldputtbetterfrom10 feet and in, I’d be right in the mix. I’m averaging 29 putts a round and that’s the tour averagethisyear.”grantforrest,calumhillandconnor Syme are the other players flying the Saltire this week.