Golf’s Best Europeans Honor Seve Ballesteros on the 15th Anniversary of His Passing

On May 7, 2011, the golf world lost Seve Ballesteros. To this day, his memory powers the world’s best European golfers, especially at the Ryder Cup.

Fifteen years after his passing, players who grew up idolizing the five-time major champion wore a white polo and navy pants in his honor.

At the PGA TOUR’s Truist Championship at Quail Hollow, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Ludvig Åberg, Viktor Hovland and Kristoffer Reitan honored their hero, as did many others at LIV Golf Virginia, including his countryman, Jon Rahm.

Players Honor Seve Ballesteros

Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose

Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim, Jon Rahm, and Ian Poulter

As a pro, Ballesteros won 90 events, including nine on TOUR, the 1979, 1984, and 1988 Open, and the 1980 and 1983 Masters. When he served as the European Ryder Cup captain in 1997, his team won in his home country of Spain at Valderrama.