Sun finally sets on a long and glittering career

IT was a Tour career that began at the 1974 Spanish Open with him scoring 83 and ended 23 years later with him 16 over par and joint last with a 67-year-old Lee Trevino.

But in between what joy and what excitement Seve Ballesteros brought to the world of golf.

The European game had certainly never seen anything like him and it was not just that he was brilliant with a short game to die for. He was charisma personified and every emotion was worn on his sleeve for all to see.