Renowned for audacious shot making, and an infectious smile twinned with a fierce competitive edge, Seve Ballesteros revolutionised golf in Europe ...
REUTERS: Renowned for audacious shot making, and an infectious smile twinned with a fierce competitive edge, Seve Ballesteros revolutionised golf in Europe and remains one of the most captivating figures in the game even nine years since passing away.
That escape act earned him the nickname 'the Car Park Champion' and cemented his reputation for outlandish shots which Ben Crenshaw summed up by saying"Seve plays shots I don't even see in my dreams". Ballesteros overtook Nicklaus as the youngest ever winner of the Masters in 1980, also becoming the first European player to win the tournament, although his most famous win came back in Britain at the competition that launched his career.His final putt at the 1984 Open clinched victory after a tense battle with Tom Watson and sparked one of the most iconic celebrations in sport, Ballesteros relentlessly punching the air while shouting in Spanish"I got it in".
Azinger's partner Chip Beck meanwhile accused Ballesteros of coughing during his backswing. The Spaniard's defence that he had allergies convinced no-one.
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