Seve Ballesteros
Seve Ballesteros
Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sotawas a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won more than 90 international tournaments in an illustrious career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988: The Open Championship three times, and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth9 April 1957
beginning golf
I'm here because golf is my sport and I like to compete, ... Just by being here I'm already beginning to win.
fine hope score start tomorrow
Just to come back is fantastic, ... The back is fine and tomorrow I hope to have a better start and score well.
satisfy winning
I know where I am and I know which way I'm going, ... Only winning will satisfy me. You don't think it is possible? It is very possible.
golf
I'd like to see the fairways more narrow. Then everyone would have to play from the rough, not just me.
champions compete course design four golf good intention join legacy rather until
My intention is to compete until I'm 54. So if I join the Champions Tour, it will only be for four years - no more than that. I'm in the golf course design business. This is my future. I'd rather go to a place where there is nothing and design a golf course. This will be a good legacy for me to leave.
either future great impress impressed players side talent
I don't see any players who really impress me from either side of the Atlantic, to be honest. There are a lot of players with great talent and a great future ahead. But impress me? I don't get impressed that easily.
bury eyes pat shake wish
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.
amazing anyone ball balls control edge genius seen shots work
He was amazing to work with though, a genius. I've never seen anyone with such skill, especially with wedges. He had shots no one else had. He had control over the ball like no-one else. The new balls killed off his edge though.
balls drive helping team
Yeah, but I'll be working as a marshal. I'll be helping your team find all the balls they drive into the rough.