Seve

[coptermanic]

The great Severiano Ballesteros lost his battle with cancer last night.

He was 54 [I am 52] and virtually single-handedly made the European Golf Tour what it is now. He took on the strong and winning Americans with a swashbuckling entertaining style, the likes of which no-one had really seen before. Great charisma and gravitas, he carried his emotions blatantly obviously for us all to see and experience. He inspired so many of my generation and subsequent ones to take up this great game, and you can credit Seve for the European Ryder Cup successes we have seen over the last decade or so.

To say he will be sadly and greatly missed is an understatement. The word "great" is used far too often in the modern vocabulary, but Seve was and for me will always be one of the true GREATS of sport.

RIP Great one!!!!

[heliward0]

[QUOTE=coptermanic;654262]The great Severiano Ballesteros lost his battle with cancer last night.

He was 54 [I am 52] and virtually single-handedly made the European Golf Tour what it is now. He took on the strong and winning Americans with a swashbuckling entertaining style, the likes of which no-one had really seen before. Great charisma and gravitas, he carried his emotions blatantly obviously for us all to see and experience. He inspired so many of my generation and subsequent ones to take up this great game, and you can credit Seve for the European Ryder Cup successes we have seen over the last decade or so.

To say he will be sadly and greatly missed is an understatement. The word "great" is used far too often in the modern vocabulary, but Seve was and for me will always be one of the true GREATS of sport.

RIP Great one!!!![/QUOTE]

very nice post mate..not a golfer and never been intrested BUT growing up as a kid the ONLY golfer i have remembered is/was Severiano Ballesteros so i can agree with you on the statement Great one!!!!

[Rob O]

A great shame , he really was one of the true sporting icons & a true gentleman . I grew up watching Seve and trying "Very Poorly" may i add to emulate the great one hacking around my club . He will be greatly missed by many . My old Man will be gutted having met the man on a few occasions at ProAms ect . RIP Seve . Rob .

[Captain Crash]

+1 for all the above, as has been said before, not really into golf but Seve is the only golfer i can remember and if you surveyed a hundred people and asked them to name a famous golfer i bet he would be one of, if not the top answer. A sad loss to golfing and the world in general, a great ambassador to the sport.

[mattie-lodge]

He will be missed :-(

[simon1]

Legend, rip Seve

[vtrnutter]

+1 to the above. Great ambassador to the sport, a great sportsman, he always came across as a very nice guy. Was always gracious in defeat. A lot of other modern professionals in all sports could learn a thing or two about attitude from this man.

A great sportsman to be missed by all. RIP.

[asomaro]

He will be missed by the millions that followed his flair, talent and style. One of golf's truly great players. RIP Seve.

[gramey]

As with many others it was his exploits on a golf course that inpsired me to take up golf, he may not have won as many majors as perhaps he could haave but he was truly charismatic and some of the shots he made will undoubtedly stand the test of time amongst the greatest shots ever played, his imagination appeared to know no bounds, his 3 wood from the bunker on the final hole of his Ryder Cup match with Fuzzy Zoeller is one of many that added to the legend that was Seve, RIP.