Soldiers' Plight Gives Ramsay a Sense of Perspective in Tour Survival Fight

The Scotsman › September 30, 2009

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RICHIE Ramsay may be struggling for survival on the European Tour but, as the Aberdonian prepares to tee up in this week's GBP 3million Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, he admits his perspective on his chosen profession has changed since he watched a recent television programme about soldiers who were wounded in Afghanistan.

The former US Amateur champion revealed that the BBC documentary series Wounded had made him realise how lucky he was to be a professional sportsman and, over the next few weeks, will keep reminding himself that there are far worse things happening around the world as he bids to secure his playing rights for next season.

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Soldiers' Plight Gives Ramsay a Sense of Perspective in Tour Survival Fight

Ramsay, a rookie on the European Tour this season, is currently 141st on the Race to Dubai Order of Merit and needs to climb into the top 115 to avoid a visit to the dreaded Qualif...

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