Relive Seve’s greatest shots
1993 European Masters
Seve arrives at the 18th at Crans-sur-Sierre needing a birdie to have a chance at catching the leader Barry Lane. The famous final tee shot at Crans slopes viciously from left-to-right, and Seve had pushed his drive way right, up against a wall, and thus all but blowing the tournament.
Billy Foster, his caddie, advises Seve to chip out sideways but the Spaniard convinces himself that there is a gap to get the ball up towards the green. With half a backswing, Seve launches it through the tiny gap and the ball ends up a few yards short of the green. The very definition of a miracle shot.
Of course, Seve would chip it in for the most unlikely birdie. Agonisingly, Barry Lane holds on to win by a solitary shot.
Tom Irwin
Tom is a lifetime golfer, now over 30 years playing the game. 2023 marks 10 years in golf publishing and he is still holding down a + handicap at Alwoodley in Leeds. He has played over 600 golf courses, and has been a member of at least four including his first love Louth, in Lincolnshire. Tom likes unbranded clothing, natural fibres, and pencil bags. Seacroft in Lincolnshire is where it starts and ends.