SuperGers Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 He's gone - the boy who only had a 7 iron. The man who tamed St Andrews. My Hero. RIP big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Heard his illness had taken a bad turn this morning. A great player and character gone too early. RIP Seve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGers Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Great memories from the big man. RIP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpchlvAHp-4&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spee Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Very sad news indeed. Just heard it over the radio. RIP Maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supaprik Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 a great player and also a great human..R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizla Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) RIP..........you are a legend, sweet dreams Seve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5iXjc322Zk&NR=1 Edited May 7, 2011 by rizla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 RIP Seve. An inspiration, the man who popularised the game and drew thousands of 'ordinary' folk into golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutoie2 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Shot making genius. Along with Trevino my golfing hero's. Liked the quote on BBC radio just now - "Off the tee - just like Arnie, hit it - find it & hit it again" RIP sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 A gifted man and wonderful ambassador to the sport. Thank you for the hours if entertainment we 'weekend hackers' have enjoyed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNF55 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 What a tragedy! Way too young for such a legend to leave us. A true gentleman and inspirational ambassador of the game. He will be thoroughly missed. RIP Seve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potters Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has died at the age of 54, his family have confirmed via his official website. What a legend help transform the game of Golf. He will be sorely missed and may The Royal Trophy continue in his honour. He has helped Asian Golf no end. Potters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 A great asset to the sport who will be sorely missed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minpin Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Could play any shot in the world except the "I need to defend my lead shot". RIP The greatest ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 He's gone - the boy who only had a 7 iron. The man who tamed St Andrews. My Hero. RIP big man. Actually, it was a 3-iron. Thanks for everything, Seve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 "The final words of his brother will move anyone who reads them. Brothers can be rivals, or jealous, or words can fail them when their brothers pass. But as if blessed by the Ballesteros gene of flair, Baldomero Ballesteros said of his departed sibling: “I held his hands, caressed them and thought: ‘What these hands have done in the world.’ … He knew he was dying, and what is leaving us is more than a brother, a son or a father; what is leaving us is glory.” http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=ArtpXKESl7xzGB04QuJP1lgogsUF?slug=br-murphy_seve_ballesteros_tribute_050711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGers Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 He's gone - the boy who only had a 7 iron. The man who tamed St Andrews. My Hero. RIP big man. Actually, it was a 3-iron. Thanks for everything, Seve. Sorry, my mistake. No wonder he was so good with those long irons ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) I remember watching (on TV) Seve and Lee Trevino playing a nine hole round at the Old Course in St. Andrews on Thursday after the 1984 Open ended. They were only allowed to use one club and they had to do everything with that one club. Google says they used a 5 iron but I thought Trevino used a 4 iron. They didn't play the front 9 or back 9 but chose to play 9 holes in the middle of the course starting about the 5th hole. I will always remember Seve getting out of a bunker on either 7 or 11 that anybody else would have been pressed to use a sand iron and escape. He did it with a 5 iron from a buried lie. Seve ended up 3 over and Lee was 5 over. I played the Old Course that morning and had a 7 on the par 4 17th hole after reaching the green in regulation and taking only 2 putts. There were no penalties involved. You figure it out. Edited May 9, 2011 by chuckd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDAS Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I could never hit two consecutive good shots but always kept trying. Watching Seve always inspired me to get out there and try harder. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 He's gone - the boy who only had a 7 iron. The man who tamed St Andrews. My Hero. RIP big man. Actually, it was a 3-iron. Thanks for everything, Seve. Sorry, my mistake. No wonder he was so good with those long irons ! I read somewhere that Tiger said that Seve was the most inventive player ever, and I think it will take a long time before we will see something similar. Probably not during my lifetime. But Seve was more than just inventing shots to get out of impossible lies - remember Seve was the only golfer who could make par from inside a closed refrigerator - Seve was pure inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauiguy90 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Shocking to hear that Seve died. The golfing world has lost a great champion. Feels like we've lost a friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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