Rose recalls Ballesteros memories

Justin Rose last night revealed what having an image of Seve Ballesteros on the bag will mean for Europe’s players — and himself in particular — at this week’s Ryder Cup in Chicago.

While captain Jose Maria Olazabal would not confirm strong indications yesterday that his team plan to wear the navy jumper, trousers and white shirt so associated with Ballesteros in Sunday’s singles, an iconic silhouette of the five-time Major winner is on their golf bags at Medinah.

The image recreates Ballesteros’s most famous pose, a clenched-fist salute to the crowd after holing the winning putt in the 1984 British Open at St Andrews.