Seve Ballesteros

Golf, Spain. Ballesteros won five majors on his own, three Open Championships and two Masters. In the Ryder Cup, played as a team between Europe and the United States, he was at the centre of Europe's revival from the 1980s, and his foursomes and fourballs partnership with José María Olazábal lost only twice in fifteen matches. He then captained Europe to victory at Valderrama in 1997.