Seve Ballesteros. The Open.1988. 8th-18th, 3rd day.

Seve continues his round on cruise control and seemed so relaxed and therefore plays well to keep Nick Price in his sights.
I love his little comment at 01:10 about the cricket!

[@TheBeltzito1]

These videos are incredible. Here in the US Seve was not appreciated as he should have been maybe because of his limited schedule here. Deanne Beman should have given him more freedom to play on US tour. Truly one of the greatest.

[@raulbc1434]

that is wright!..seve should of won pga's ,usa opens and he did not because he was always playing in europe.
we miss you uncle!

[@stevenchampion8137]

...at least you recognise what a player he was. He’d have preferred that over any admiration from the likes of those who ran the US Tour.
I was at this Open as a sixteen year old. Went to all of the practice days and met Azinger, Couples, Watson, Mize, Kite, McCumber, Crenshaw, Nicklaus...all of the Americans. Autographs, conversation and smiles. Total gentleman all.

[@whetedge]

Steven Champion
Golfers everywhere recognized Ballesteros' mastery. His machismo gained him many non-golfer fans in the US too.

[@spencer.kissack.the.author]

Thanks a lot for putting these old vids up AC.

[@jockberwick6640]

Great action! Always love watching Seve

[@eddiebrown687]

The holes are so long now, 480 yard par 4's and such. I'm glad Seve played when he did so he could still hit iron off the tee sometimes.

[@Me-ji2pn]

Are you sure it is same day because his trousers change from red to blue

[@stevenchampion8137]

Me
Yep, same round.
The blue were his waterproofs, which he’d put on a few times that week.
It was bloody wet there, and although the play on this video was from the third round, it was actually the Sunday. Saturday was a washout and the championship was completed on the Monday.

[@spencer.kissack.the.author]

@@stevenchampion8137 absolutely correct. The old Sunderland waterproofs, on off, on off that week

[@fradaja]

seves take away mystifies me