Lovely piece Bill however his decline was so sad. I recall seeing him in the Irish Open in the late 1990s when the magic had evaporated and the crowd wishing for greatness but witnessing mere mortality instead. We got to Real Pedrena in 2015..his home town club in northern Spain and it was very sad to see his legacy pitifully showcased by the club. A bare Salon de Seve with only a montage of photos on the wall. No trophies.,no Green jackets..no Claret Jugs. A legacy of a different kind commemorating the bitter dispute between the clubs owners..his ex wife’s family the Botins and the Ballesteros family.
HI Colm, Thanks very much for subscribing. What you report is sad indeed. It certainly seems like the first half or so of Seve's life was much happier than the second half. He was a complex man, as our many of the great champions are, and what artistic golf he played until the problems set in. BF
Lovely piece Bill however his decline was so sad. I recall seeing him in the Irish Open in the late 1990s when the magic had evaporated and the crowd wishing for greatness but witnessing mere mortality instead. We got to Real Pedrena in 2015..his home town club in northern Spain and it was very sad to see his legacy pitifully showcased by the club. A bare Salon de Seve with only a montage of photos on the wall. No trophies.,no Green jackets..no Claret Jugs. A legacy of a different kind commemorating the bitter dispute between the clubs owners..his ex wife’s family the Botins and the Ballesteros family.
HI Colm, Thanks very much for subscribing. What you report is sad indeed. It certainly seems like the first half or so of Seve's life was much happier than the second half. He was a complex man, as our many of the great champions are, and what artistic golf he played until the problems set in. BF