Seve Ballesteros wins at Royal Lytham and St Annes | The Open Official Film 1979

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Three years after finishing runner-up as a dashing 19-year-old at Birkdale, Seve Ballesteros won the first of three Open titles, and of a pair of victories at Royal Lytham & St Annes, in 1979.

He defied those who thought he was too wild to win a major. His big-hitting could be wayward but his magical short game was more than capable of getting him out of his frequent scrapes.

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All Comments (16)
  • @martysykes3221
    What a great player, Seve was! For a time, arguably the best ever. I started playing golf back in ‘79, and of course, I have been a fan of Seve’s ever since. RIP, great man. Golf will never be the same without you.
  • @SpywareEverywhere
    This is great. Not only for the golf and watching Seve, but also for the history and watching the people in the crowd from that time.
  • @SilverfoxThe
    I used to watch the golf on TV with my dad when I was a boy. This was the first one that I remember. It captures the event, but not all of the moments. Seve was jogging down the fairways to get to his ball. It was soooo exciting. I was a Seve fan from that day onwards. I respect all the great players and winners of The Open, but Seve will always be the best in my eye.
  • @jgmediting7770
    Imagine a 22 year old winning the open in this style today.
  • @GolfRx
    What a maestro of recovery
  • @jgmediting7770
    Wish we had every shot, or the full final round coverage, or extended highlights of all of seve’s open wins like they have done with others.
  • @bcrater6400
    He was also a wonderful person in real life. I was fortunate to be around him.
  • @paul_hd1875
    If you were born in 1979... we just watched this for the same reason.
  • @jackbotman
    Commentators can absolutely take a lesson from this generation of commentators
  • @vantheman1238
    That pompous official at the end breaking up Seve and his brothers embracing his victory. There is always one who thinks he’s more important 🤦‍♂️