Seve Ballesteros 1957 - 2011 — A Spanish Master

It was a dream come true for Ballesteros in 1997 when he was made captain of the European Ryder Cup team on home soil at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain
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Captain Courageous
It was a dream come true for Ballesteros in 1997 when he was made captain of the (eventual winning) European Ryder Cup team on home soil at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain.

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