Europe's Ryder Cup players are to pay tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros, according to captain Jose Maria Olazabal
Europe's players are set to pay tribute to the late Seve Ballesteros at the Ryder Cup.
Last Updated: 25/09/12 2:39pm
Ballesteros, who died in May last year after a long battle with cancer, captained Europe to victory in his native Spain in 1997 after playing in the contest eight times, forming an amazingly successful partnership with current skipper Jose Maria Olazabal.
And while Olazabal would not confirm that the plan is for his team to wear the navy jumper and trousers and white shirt so associated with Ballesteros, he has already consulted United States captain Davis Love on the issue.
"I talked to Davis Love about that and he was very understanding of it and I will say no more at the moment," Olazabal said. "Seve is going to be there in our team in some way or form.
"We are going to miss him a lot. It's the first time he is not going to be with us. He was a special man."
Team member Paul Lawrie, quoted in Bunkered magazine, had previously said: "I don't know for sure but the word is that we're wearing navy trousers, navy sweaters and white shirts like Seve always wore in the final round of majors. I think that will be our singles outfit.
"I don't know that for certain but a few of the boys have mentioned that and I think that if that is indeed the case, there could be no more fitting a tribute to a guy like Seve than having 12 of the best players in Europe wearing his outfit on the final day of the Ryder Cup.
"If that's how they're going to do it, then it's absolutely bang on."
