Make or break again for Van de Velde

All because of what happened at Carnoustie five years ago, the Seville Open starting today carries enormous importance for Jean Van de Velde.

If the 37-year-old French star had double-bogeyed the final hole of the 1999 Open championship rather than triple-bogeyed it he would have earned – among other things – a 10-year exemption on the European Tour.