Is it better to be lucky than good? For most of us mortals, this is an either/or proposition. You can be lucky or you can be good. Pros, however, sometimes don’t have to choose.
Just ask DP World Tour pro Richie Ramsay, who got the break of the year at the Omega European Masters overnight when his approach on the par-5 14th landed in a water hazard, took a big splashy kick out of trouble and sat up nicely in the rough. From there, Ramsay took advantage of his good fortune, turning an almost certain bogey into a fortuitous birdie.
Lucky escape for @RamsayGolf who bounces out of the water…💦#OEM2024 pic.twitter.com/V2eCWt3uq2
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 5, 2024
“Oh my God…” Ramsay groaned after chunking his shot, but his prayers were quickly answered as his ball appeared to strike a rock in a shallow part of the hazard, bounding to safety. That left the Scotsman with a routine pitch, which he hit to five feet and rolled in for a 4.
Though Ramsay made six birdies en route to a five-under 65 at Crans-sur-Sierre in round one, we’re guessing he’ll remember this one a bit more fondly than the rest.
