My Time Caddying for Seve Ballesteros: Ian Wright | Inside The Game | Golfing World

[@markywellsboy2182]

I was there in 88 with my Dad. It was absolutely pissing down during practice. Seve appeared on the 2nd green and looked a little sullen under the brim of a floppy rain hat, full waterproofs and a brolly. He had a 15 foot putt. He addressed. We all watched. With that, he scooped the ball up with the back of the putter, lifted it through a backswing over his head and released it over his shoulder. It dropped in front of him a rolled 8 feet, dead weight into the hole. We all cheered and he turned and flashed that smile from under the brim of his hat and gave us a wink. Me and Dad turned to each other and agreed that "He must feel 'on it'. On the first day we were out on the course and we saw him come onto the leader board at -1. Each hole brought another birdie. He was about 4 under after about 6 holes. I said to my Dad, " we have to see this!" I dragged my poor Dad running across Lytham. I've never been part of about 10000 people all running in the same direction before, or since. The atmosphere was amazing. Wonderful memories of a great time with my Dad following a great golfer.

[@bondy284]

Ian you definitely seemed to have a genuine love and respect of Seve. Sad how things can and sometimes do end up. In the end you are one of the few that caddied for him let alone knew him👍🇦🇺

[@jgmediting7770]

He wrote a good book about his time with Seve.

[@fredrikvrang532]

Such a heartfelt and genuine story. This vid deserves a billion views!

[@WalterSobchak1000]

Not many got to work with the man, it must have been a honour spending time with him

[@dennisdobin1918]

Got to wounder how hard it was for Seve to react as he did in their last encounter,maybe he was as hard as granite? I like to think his pride got in the way and he would really have liked to reach out and patch it up.

[@eelcobrouwer1838]

Seve... a legend, great golfer... but not as nice of a person as we all think he was.

[@johnclark3697]

Nice guy... never th players fault is it!!!!@

[@1967davidfitness]

No, it can't be, blame the weather, the grass, the leaves, the clubs, the ball, it's never my fault. That's how you stay sane.

[@herbfletcher]

at 2:15 the lady is asking for the ball. Dont know which one.

[@diogeneslantern18]

A very sad story. Seve was incredibly volatile. It is a pity that he was unable to temper the Spaniard fire.

[@eddiebrown687]

All the great ones have an ego....Jack did the best at keeping it classy, but he could be arrogant too. But Seve had that aura about him, for sure.

[@dazhwood]

You listen to much of this and others and wonder when (sadly) Seve’s brain problems actually started ......he’s my hero but I do often wonder rightly or wrongly 😪

[@jgmediting7770]

I remember Torrance saying a few years ago that seve’s 1990 slump made a lot of sense in light of what later happened. I remember Seve in 1990 complaining he couldn’t focus or concentrate like he normally does and the club no longer felt like an extension of his arms. His mind would wander during the round instead of remain focused.

[@diogeneslantern18]

That's why you should never meet your heroes (although of course there are outliers to the norm). We're all human after all.

[@jinwgo6110]

最喜歡的球員

[@brucefranklin1317]

The dark side of a genius

[@peterweber4094]

Sad indeed.

[@iangoulding7808]

He was paid to carry Seve's clubs and to have everything ready for him on match day. Seve chose his own clubs and worked out his yardages and the shape of every hit. Maybe Seve was paying for someone he could blame if he made the wrong selection..... Like a bad shot therapist?

[@pnc23]

YOU were not part of the show.

[@incitatusdelaruinalparaiso3166]

In my opinion this Ian is the typical british guy more interested in the superficial appearance of the words than the meaning of warm gestures. "Verbal abuse"... he is deluded. The spanish way of being is totally different from the his, that´s why he cannot dig inside the heat of an argument in the mid of a stressful round.

[@allend2749]

fame and money makes one think they are hot stuff