Ronnie MacAskill is a Scottish professional golfer and director of golf. He was born in Alness

Alness

Alness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east and the village of Evanton to the south west...

, Ross-shire, Scotland and moved to Aberdeen in 1971. In 1975, he became head PGA Professional at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, Scotland, was founded in 1780 and claims to be the sixth oldest golf club in the world. It was founded as the Society of Golfers at Aberdeen, and became the Aberdeen Golf Club in 1815....

, one of the longest serving professionals in Scotland. Now full time PGA Director of Golf, he will have been at the club for 35 years in 2010.

He also runs the Auld Kirk Gallery in Potterton

Potterton

Potterton is a village north of Aberdeen, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, west of Balmedie. Population in 1991 was 1159, falling by 2001 to 886.-References:...

, specialising in fine Scottish art.