Who is Seve Ballesteros

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Seve Ballesteros

Think of Seve Ballesteros as the Arnold Palmer of Europe: a fiery, charismatic, good-looking, swashbuckling, risk-taking player whose star power elevated the European Tour to new levels, and helped Europe achieve equality - ultimately superiority - in the Ryder Cup.
Creativity, imagination and short-game brilliance were the hallmarks of Ballesteros' game. He might miss the fairway off the tee, but at his best, it rarely hurt him. He even made birdie after playing from a parking lot during his 1979 British Open win.

Seve Ballesteros at a Glance 

Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota (born 9 April 1957) is a Spanish professional golfer and former World No. 1, who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s. He announced himself to the golfing world in 1976, when at age 19 he finished second at The Open Championship. A part of a gifted golfing family, Ballesteros won five major tournaments between the years of 1979 and 1988, including The Open Championship three times, and The Masters twice. He was also successful in the Ryder Cup, helping the European team to five wins both as a player and captain. He is best...

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Accomplishments of Seve Ballesteros 

"I look into their eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, 'I am going to bury you.' "

* Member, World Golf Hall of Fame
* Named European Player of the Century in 2000
* Named Spanish Sportsman of the Century in 2000
* European Tour scoring leader 6 times
* 8-time member, European Ryder Cup team
* Captain, European team, 1997 Ryder Cup

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Seve Ballesteros The Open 1984

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VanWood wrote...

My reason for taking up golf, after '84 Open. Enough said!

ReplyPosted May 17, 2009

MD- wrote...

thanks for the comments...I love that he is a warrior and I trust he will fight this the way he fought his opponents on the golf course...

ReplyPosted October 25, 2008

SudokuNut wrote...

Good job. It's funny because Seve Ballesteros hadn't crossed my mind for a long time, then I see this lens and hear about his brain tumor on the news at the exact same time I'm reading it.

ReplyPosted October 25, 2008

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