Golf, by TourMiss

An emotional Thomas Aiken endeared himself to all by dedicating his Spanish Open success, and his first European Tour victory, to the late Seve Ballesteros. Aiken, 27 was never headed over a very sombre weekend winning by two strokes with a final round 70 for a 10-under par tally on the El Prat course in Barcelona. Dane Anders Hansen (70) was second on eight under par with Glasgow’s Scott Jamieson (71) and Barcelona favourite Pablo Larrazabal (71) sharing third on seven under par. The result is ...

With tears streaming down his face, Baldomero Ballesteros revealed how he dressed his father Severiano in his favourite Sunday clothes – white shirt, navy blue trousers and navy blue sweater. The eldest of Ballesteros’ three children explained they were his father’s favourite golfing clothes. It was like a ‘Sunday uniform’ as they were the clothes Ballesteros wore in capturing his five Major Championship titles including the most special – 1984 Open Championship at St. Andrews. “I ...

A moving minute’s tribute to Seve Ballesteros inspired rookie Scott Jamieson to birdie three of his closing four holes on day three of the Spanish Open in Barcelona. The 27-year old Glaswegian was struggling early on when play was halted mid-afternoon in tribute to the passing of the five-time Major winning Ballesteros. Jamieson, who was on the ninth fairway, resumed to grab six straight pars and then three birdies to end his round of 72 to move to a share of second place at six under par. “Strangely, ...

Tributes are pouring in following the terribly sad news Seve Ballesteros passed away earlier this morning. Handsome and charismatic, Ballesteros dominated in his day on the other side of the ocean the way Tiger Woods did a generation later. During a six-week stretch in 1978, he won six tournaments on six different continents. He finished his career with five major championships — two Masters (1980 and ’83) and three British Opens (’79, ’84 and ’88). Leading the tributes ...

Flags at being flown at half-mast and players are wearing black ribbons in honour of Seve Ballesteros who passed away earlier this morning. The Spanish golfing legend died at 2.10am (Spanish time) from respiratory failure brought on by a brain tumour. Ballesteros was just 54 years of age but in his remarkable lifetime he captured five Major Championships, 45 regular European Tour titles and six European No. 1 crowns. There will be a minutes silence at 2.45pm local time in hon0ur of Ballesteros ...

Rookie Scott Jamieson revealed the secret to his superb form this season – two U.S. based female teachers. Jamieson is looking to end a 17-year Scottish drought in the Spanish Open after carding a second day 72 to finish in a share of third place at six under par. He trails two strokes behind South African Thomas Aiken (68) who moved to eight under par. Jamieson arrived in the former Olympic Games host city for his ninth event of his rookie season lying 85th on the Race to Dubai with a best of ...

Spaniards Jose Maria Olazabal and Miguel Angel Jimenez broke down in tears after learning Seve Ballesteros is close to death. Ballesteros’ family issued a statement yesterday (FRI) indicating there had been a ‘severe deterioration’ in the neurological state of the five-time Majors winner. Olazabal had last visited Ballesteros at his home in Pedrena on the Saturday (April 16) after last month’s U.S. Masters, and had lunch with him and his family. The double Augusta National winning Olazabal ...