Sponsors ask for name change to honour Seve

The sponsors of the match introduced in 2000 to mark the contribution Seve Ballesteros made to European golf have suggested a name change following the Spanish star’s death earlier this month.

Sponsors ask for name change to honour Seve

The sponsors of the match introduced in 2000 to mark the contribution Seve Ballesteros made to European golf have suggested a name change following the Spanish star’s death earlier this month.

The suggestion to the European Tour is simply to change the title of September’s event between Continental Europe and a Britain and Ireland side from the “Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros” to the “Vivendi Seve Trophy”.

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