‘My happiest moment’: when Seve Ballesteros won the 1984 Open | Steven Pye
Ballesteros was neither in top form nor the favourite at St Andrews but produced one of sport’s most iconic momentsBy Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports BlogSeve Ballesteros was not having a great year in 1984. By the time the Open began in July, he had failed to win a tournament all season. He had even gone to the Masters as the defending champion and missed the cut. As a record crowd flocked to St Andrews, many golf fans wondered if the 27-year-old would be able to reverse his fortunes at the Home of Golf.Nick Faldo was hoping to end Great Britain’s 15-year wait for an Open champion and Greg Norman – who had been runner-up at the US Open...