Book description
There are golfers, and there are golfers. And then there's Seve.
Severiano Ballesteros is perhaps the most naturally gifted golfer
ever to have walked a fairway. From the moment his brother Manuel gave
him his first club - a 3 iron - he was unstoppable; he played shots
others could only dream of. A few weeks before his seventeenth
birthday he turned pro. Five years later he won the Open. A year after
that he became the first European ever to win the Masters. A genius
had arrived.
For the best part of two decades Seve dominated the golfing
landscape. With 94 wins to date as a professional (including 5
Majors), 6 European Order of Merit titles and the No. 1 position in
the Official World Golf Rankings, he became a sporting phenomenon, an
athlete who transcended - and still transcends - his sport.
But Seve stands for more than simple excellence. Almost
single-handedly, Seve gave European golf credibility; almost
single-handedly, he made the Ryder Cup one of the greatest contests in
world sport. And when, as captain, he finally lifted the trophy on
home soil in 1997, a whole continent rejoiced. His pride and passion
have inspired millions, and we have taken him to our hearts.
Now, for the first time, Seve tells his story. From his humble
beginnings right up to the present day, here at last is the man behind
the magic in his own words. Like its author, Seve is utterly
entertaining, blazingly charismatic and unique; and, like its author,
it wears its heart on its sleeve. But Seve is more than Seve
the golfing magician, Seve the proud family man, and Seve the fierce
patriot. It is, simply, 'Seve'.
