FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE LEGEND

Seve Ballesteros was a well known figure back home in Pedreña, a fishing village near Santander in northern Spain, where the local sporting passion was rowing.

Pedrena Golf Club

His father was a talented oarsman but the Ballesteros family sport was golf. Actually it was the family business. His uncle, Ramón Sota, was an outstanding professional, good enough to play in the 1965 Masters and to finish sixth, while Seve's brothers, Vicente, Baldomero and Manuel, were all golf pros. Seve was the baby and it was Manuel who first cut down a three-iron and gave it to him as a toddler.

The beautiful Santander coastline

The hours he then spent on the beach with this club, often hitting pebbles rather than balls, helped create the magical short game that would later propel him into a global golf star and in turn a legend of the game.

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