The 41-year-old shot 65 and 67 in two rounds at PGA National OAKS Prague, the latter of which included five birdies on the front nine, to move into a tie with Andrew Johnston and Jesper Svensson, one shot behind leader David Ravetto, who tied Johnston’s course record of 63 on Friday.
The 2022 Kazoo Classic was the Scot’s last DP World Tour title and his only win since 2015, but he is delighted to be back on the circuit after the tour’s two-week break from the Olympics.
“Found a good time to get away and relax,” Ramsay said. “It was a nice family vacation and I guess I just relaxed and thought about what I’m good at.”
“It’s been a great training week, I went to Gleneagles, played a few games, practised a few times and made sure I was in good shape in the gym. I think it’s a result of doing the right things every day and it’s great to see the results come out.
“I didn’t play well. [before the break]I have a couple of issues, mostly physical, that hopefully will be resolved next week and then I can go forward and feel like I'm 100 percent fit. That's a good indication of what I'm capable of.
“I'm definitely not getting any younger. I'd like to say I'm getting towards the end of my career, but you know, I still love what I do. I love getting up in the morning. I love going to the gym. I love competing. I love training hard. I still love that.
“I have a quote: ‘Happiness lies not in the pursuit, but in the happiness of the pursuit.’ I wrote it down and I’ll always remember it because I do like to go out and have fun.
“Anyone who has played golf when they were young, as you get older it’s not as good as it once was. Then you have kids and time management becomes more difficult, which is a very big thing.
“We've got a great physiotherapy centre here which is great. We've got a great new gym and obviously when you're away from home you need to do a lot of exercise. You need to be relaxed on planes, trains and cars.”
