The spirit of Seve Ballesteros continues to inspire European golfers as they prepare for the Ryder Cup. Although not directly involved in this year's Team Cup, his legacy remains strong.
A huge banner featuring an image of Seve Ballesteros was unfurled on the opening morning of the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome. The spirit of Seve Ballesteros will surely embolden the dozen Europe an golfers eventually charged with trying to retain the Ryder Cup in New York this September. Thirteen years on from his untimely death, the influence of the continent's most charismatic star is enduringly felt when Europe take on the USA in their biennial jousts.
It was omnipresent when Europe surged back to win the 'Miracle of Medinah' in 2012 - a match that was the embodiment of how he fearlessly played. It was the first Ryder Cup after Seve's death aged 54 - and that spirit remains. Indeed, captain Luke Donald ensured there was space dedicated to the swashbuckling Spaniard in the European team room in 2023 during the most recent contest in Rome. An imprint of his image also adorned team shirts, deliberately close to their hearts. Quite rightly, Seve's memory continues as an enduring and inspirational presence. But this week, when Europe's preparations for what has become one of the hardest assignments in the sport are significantly ramped up, the Spanish superstar's name will be far from conspicuous.Twenty candidates will contest the 'Team Cup' in Abu Dhabi from 10-12 January. Great Britain and Ireland take on Continental Europe in a match that in the vast majority of previous incarnations was appropriately known as the 'Seve Trophy'. By no means a final audition, the event does provide potentially valuable experience and an opportunity for Donald to run the rule over likely Ryder Cup candidates for September's daunting showdown at Bethpage Black. Seve was the original Continental European captain, inspiring a one point victory over Colin Montgomerie's GB&I team at Sunningdale in 2000. The matches continued in this guise in non Ryder Cup years until 2013 and all of the greats of European golf in this period were involve
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