Scotland’s Richie Ramsay bounced back from injury and the worst putting display of his professional career to lead Richard Bland and home favourite Colm Moriarty by one stroke at the half-way mark of the Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson.
Ramsay went back to his native Aberdeen to iron out his problematic putting after taking 38 putts in his second round en route to missing the cut in Wales last week – a performance on the greens that he admitted was a career low point.
That came in only his second event back after a frustrating four week lay- off, caused by a rib injury suffered playing football, which saw him slip down the top 20 to 39th in the European Challenge Tour Rankings.
Ramsay said his putting was much improved, if still far from perfect, as he carded a two under par round of 70 at Glasson Golf Hotel and Country Club to go into the weekend leading a tournament at this stage for the first time, on eight under par.
The 25 year old carded six birdies and two bogeys, finishing with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 before dropping a shot on the last.
He said: “I putted well today but the longest putt I’ve holed all week has been about 12ft. My irons have been really good and my driving has been consistent.
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