Lauren St. John - Seve

Details
Paperback - As new

Rating
4.2/5 Goodreads

Synopsis
In 1976, aged nineteen, Seve Ballesteros became a star in the eyes of the public when he narrowly failed to win the Open despite having led for three rounds. Since then he has confirmed his early promise and gone on to win countless tournaments and a host of majors. Dark, handsome and talented, Ballesteros has the capacity to excite the imagination that no other player does. No-one can match his fire, his brilliance or his charisma. He is volatile and outspoken but also generous and passionately loyal.
In retracing his life from his childhood right up to the present day as Captain of Europe's Ryder Cup team, Lauren St John has compiled a detailed portrait of Seve Ballesteros which will provide all followers of golf with a fascinating insight into this captivating champion. Seve: The Biography is the definitive account of the greatest and most charismatic player of the current age.

"Has passages of such lyrical and descriptive beauty that you are convinced that the writer not only has a love for her subject but is held in thrall by the game of golf" - Scotland on Sunday
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"A searching and highly readable examination... one of the bravest hearts the game has seen" - Observer