Seve - The Autobiography

Informationen zum Autor Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer and a leading sports figure. He won more than 90 international tournaments in an illustrious career. He first caught the attention of the sporting world in 1976, when at the age of 19 he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. He won the World Match Play Championship a record-tying five times. He is generally regarded as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time and won a record 50 times on the European Tour. Ballesteros died of brain cancer on 7 May 2011, aged 54. Klappentext For the first time, golfer Seve tells his own story. From his humble beginnings to the present day, here at last is the man behind the magic. Utterly entertaining, blazingly charismatic and unique. Zusammenfassung Now the subject of a major film. Once or twice a generation, an athlete transcends his sport - at last, here's Seve Ballesteros in his own wordsThere are golfers, and there are golfers.

Product details

• Authors: Severiano Ballesteros
• Assisted by: Peter Bush (Translation), Bush Peter (Translation)
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2008
• EAN: 9780224082570
• ISBN: 978-0-224-08257-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Golf, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf