Exclusive – What’s That Floral Logo Cap Richie’s Wearing?

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If you look at Richie Ramsay you may wonder what is the floral logo on the cap of the four-time Tour winning Scot.

The official name of the flower is Epacris Impressa or the common Heath flower that is found in the south-east region of Australia.

It is also one of two logos of the famed Melbourne golf course Kingston Heath, and the second highest-ranked course in Australia.

Ramsay visited the Kingston Heath Pro Shop while contesting last November’s co-sanctioned ISPS Australian Open and needing to wear a new cap as the Scot no longer has an official, paying cap deal.

The four-time Tour champ purchased a few Kingston Heath caps as evident in his last two events in the UAE while he was also spotted in last fortnight’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic sporting an Emirates Golf Club logo cap.

He said speaking to GolfByTourMiss and Daily Record: “I’ve been wearing a Kingston Heath cap as I no longer have a sponsorship deal that includes a cap.

“The club has two logos but I’m wearing their flower logo caps.

“I also had some Royal Melbourne caps I purchased when I was down in Melbourne late last year but I gave them away.

“There’s no monetary deal involved as I’m just happy to wear them though saying that, I was wearing an Emirates club a couple of days during the week of the Dubai Desert Classic and if I had won the tournament wearing their cap, we could have worked out some deal for me to continue wearing their cap (smiling)”.

Ramsay has had a mixture of formal sponsors on his cap including Callaway Golf, Donach, the Aberdeen Drilling School, and also the Russell Anderson Foundation when he captured his last Tour title at the 2022 Cazoo Championship while he wore a TaylorMade endorsed cap winning a first Tour trophy at the 2009 South African Open.

He said: “Everything is up in the air at the moment.  Also don’t have a formal club deal and with sponsorship being all about performance and good, consistent performances leading to sponsor attraction.

“As well, it’s just the way the market is going. All the money is going to the top. You either need to be a top player or a young up-and-coming player. I get it. I understand it.

“Saying that, I’ve been out on the Tour now for 16-years and while my enthusiasm remains strong, it does get harder.

“I know if I was swinging at the golf ball at 120 miles per hour, my career would be a long longer.

“All I can do is play my own game, be the best I can and just not worry about guys hitting the ball at 120 miles per hour, as they play a different course to the one’s I play”.

Ramsay was speaking with the GolfByTourMiss & Daily Record ahead of this week’s Bahrain Championship.



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