Seve Ballesteros, You Will Never Be Forgotten.

I wasn’t going to write anything on this but I want to as the man who passed away yesterday gave me many years on happiness watching him play golf.

Seve Ballesteros passed away after a three year fight with brain cancer. The Spaniard was such an exciting golfer to watch, captivating he was.

I remember emulating him, pretending to rip golf balls and play shots that others wouldn’t dare as a junior golfer, pretending to be the great Seve Ballesteros.

I can still remember watching him winning at St Andrews in 1984, the Claret Jug the second time. Excellent memories from his Masters win at Augusta in 1983 just to name a few.

Earlier tonight I sat in tears as players stood for a minute’s silence at the Spanish Open currently being played, seeing his compatriots Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jiminez looking shattered at the loss of Spain’s best golfer made tears well and stream down my face.

I have spent a good hour reading tributes from some of the best golfers, past and present. People who had been to battle against Seve and others who never had the privilege and again it is heartbreaking.

When people die, many do say good things about the deceased person but don’t mean it. This is not the case in Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros Sota. He was everything that is being written about him.

Seve mate, I hope you are in a happy place, we have lost an amazing golfer and person but you will never be forgotten. Thanks for all the amazing memories.

Brunty.