Severiano Ballesteros

Severiano Ballesteros revolutionised golf as the first European player to dominate the global game, winning five Major championships including three Open Championships (1979, 1984, 1988) and two Masters (1980, 1983). His creative shotmaking, particularly from impossible rough and sand, made him one of the most thrilling players the sport has ever seen. Ballesteros was also instrumental in reviving the Ryder Cup as a genuine contest through his captaincy and incomparable team spirit.