Seve - A Biography of Severiano Ballesteros - Paperback - 2006

Seve is the most extrovert player Europe has ever produced. Playboy good looks along with a magnetism that attracted nongolfers to the game made him the biggest drawing card Europe has ever had. He emerged on the world scene with typical lan, hitting one of the most outrageous shots ever seen at the 1976 Open Championship. Three years later he became the youngest Open Champion of the modern era when he won the first of his five major championships. Ballesteros started Europes domination of the Majors throughout the 80s and 90s, paving the way for Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Sandy Lyle and Jose Maria Olazabal. His play in the Ryder Cup, fuelled by an intense dislike for Americans, helped restore Europes pride in the event. Driven byBasque pride and with a fiery Latin temperament, Seve has often let his heartrule his head.Seve is the remarkable story of one of the games most fascinating characters.

Year of publication: 2006
Pagination: 272 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section
Format: Paperback