Pedro Ramseyer, former caddie for Seve Ballesteros among many others, sadly passed away in South Africa on the eve of the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
Argentinian Ramseyer, 60, nicknamed “Pin High”, caddied for the best including the legendary Ballesteros and was due to caddie for another Spaniard Carlos Pigem at Leopard Creek Country Club this week.
Players and caddies are paying tribute with the wearing of black ribbons during today’s second round while Pigem is paying his own personal tribute with a stellar performance at Leopard Creek.
He started caddying at the age of 16 and moved to Europe when he was working with Switzerland’s Paulo Quirici. Since then he has caddied for many players over the years including Ballesteros, Henrik Stenson, Mark Foster, and Argentine players including Ricardo Gonzalez, Angel Cabrera and Cesar Monasterio some of the Argentinian players including Ricardo Gonzalez.
Masters Champion Angel Cabrera and Javier Ballesteros were among the first to pay their respects on social media.
“Rest in peace Pedro, what a great guy he was” tweeted Javier Ballesteros.
Carlos Pigem, who should have been having his third tournament with Pedro on his bag, said after his second round at Leopard Creek where is he very much in contention: “I will try my best to have a good tournament and give him a victory or the best I can in this tournament.
"When we were playing the practice round we were talking about how comfortable it felt with him on the bag. He was a caddie with a lot of experience especially the three years with Severiano Ballesteros. I can only say good things about him as he always had a smile on his face.”
Pedro leaves his partner Marisa Freeman, son Dan and daughter Tamara.
