@2468Bubbly Thank you for your help. Good luck in your quest. Here is the video request I made. I too remember it as you described it and thought I had it on tape but I must have taped over it. There's alot of people searching for it.......alot!
@mrfitness2008 Yes, I'm not denying the shot itself. I'm just not convinced it was caught on camera, hence no TV company in the world can find any trace of it.
Rather like his 'swimming pool' shot at Crans in '93, which the cameras missed. And Gene Sarazen's famous albatross at the 1935 Masters.
MrAJR76 - First off, I don't tell lies and resent your accusation.
Secondly, if I have imagined this shot, then I marvel at my own powers of imagination as I can recall the shape of the bunker, the strike and the shape of the shot through the air. I remember seeing the shot to the green from an aerial perspective. I fail to understand why there should NOT be footage. Surely the cameras kept operating throughout each match, regardless or not if it was going out live?
@ianess Not meaning to be rude, I'm just very sceptical. I've been a golf nut since the mid-80s, the biggest Ryder Cup (and Seve fan) for 25 years, and there hasn't been one video, documentary or piece of footage that I haven't seen in that regard. And yet I've never once seen 'the shot' (& clearly I'd remember it!). Look how many Seve documentaries have been made, especially since he died. Every TV network in the world will have been scouring their archives for it, and yet no-one's found it.
@ianess Furthermore - in 1983 the Ryder Cup was a non-contest in American eyes. Hardly any spectators turned up, and the TV networks over there were given extremely limited air time to cover it. They certainly didn't have cameras on every match, let alone film every shot. I have seen (on a now-closed German website) most of the US broadcast of the '83 RC and it started after Seve's match had finished. Like Sarazen's 1935 shot, I don't think we'll ever find this. I hope I'm proved wrong!
I remember this shot, but the picture in my head was that the camera was behind the bunker when Seve was taking the shot. I could be wrong, but I thought that there was a camera following every match.
I remember this shot, but the picture in my head was that the camera was behind the bunker when Seve was taking the shot. I could be wrond, but I thought that there was a camera following every match.
"He swung, he hit, he gave the ball that incredible Seve stare and it flew miles and miles, right to the fringe of the green," said the Guardian golf correspondent, Dai Davies. "It was an impossible shot and it was greeted first with a stunned silence, and then by incredulous laughter that greets something that is outwith the experience of the watcher. It was, in the literal sense of the word, fantastic." Moments later Seve chips and putts for par and halves the hole and the match.
Seve now looks odds-on to lose a match he really should have won. Seve picks the ball cleanly off the surface and glares as it curves 50 yards from left to right before landing just off the putting surface.
The shot: 245 yards from the hole cut on a green surrounded to the right and back by water, Seve's position is beginning to look desperate. The shot he attempts has an off-the-chart difficulty rating and will, in all probability, put him in more trouble.
The situation: Having been three up with five to play Ballesteros now stands on the 18th tee all square. Seve smothers his drive into deep rough from where he can only hack the ball into a bunker. His stance and lie suggest a sand wedge sideways is his only option but the situation demands something slightly more adventurous. Seve pulls his three-wood.
Dear Sevefan, Thanks. The bunker shot is an aerial shot from a camera which shows the true beauty of his shot carving through the air.
There has never been a golfer as exciting as Seve and one who the British, in particular, adored so much. My favourite clip is the '95 Ryder Cup singles with Lehmann when he kept escaping. Truly inspiring apart from being laugh-out-loud outrageous.
What a guy - it was a privilege to be alive during his era. God bless him for the pleasure and thrills he gave us.
@ianess Ianess, you have confirmed what I had in my memory of the shot, an aerial view. I wasn't sure but now we both cant be wrong!!! Can you remember when and where you saw it?
@ianess If you really think you've seen this shot "on several occasions" you're either genuinely mistaken or lying. No footage of it exists.
I've seen all the recorded footage there is of the final day of the '83 Ryder Cup, and it starts about half an hour after Seve's match had finished. In those days the Ryder Cup was very low priority on the American TV networks.
@MrAJR76 I'm with @ianess on this one, he describes it like I remembered seeing it. I'm nearly sure I saw it live or soon after on highlights or news reports. It has to be out there!
I just watched Yahoo's 5-minute clip on the 1983 Ryder Cup - it appear's Sevvy's match concluded early, thus there may not have been TV cameras on at the time. Maybe a baseball or football game cut into the broadcast.
@robertschelly Thank you for your reply. Could you post the link to the clip you refer to here? I have heard a number of people say the same as you - re the match finishing early. He and Zoeller were in the lead match.
Sevefan, I work for a company who are in the early stages of producing a 60 min documentary on the great mans life. I have been tasked with finding this shot. I will regularly check this page to see if anyone has any info on where the footage of this shot could be. I work for a large production company and will add the video if I do manage to find it. Faldo said this week that he too thought it was the greatest shot of all time.
Stevefan, great idea of making this video. No, I can't find a video of his shot on the 18th hole of the 1983 Ryder Cup. I see videos of him in the 1983 Masters.
I'm sure someone... somewhere... has a video of this. Maybe your video will lead us to it.
@HankJMH Thank you HankJMH, meant to make this for some time. If only one person is sure they saw this then the clip must be out there somewhere.....spread the word!
@2468Bubbly Thank you for your help. Good luck in your quest. Here is the video request I made. I too remember it as you described it and thought I had it on tape but I must have taped over it. There's alot of people searching for it.......alot!
Sevefan 2 weeks ago
@mrfitness2008 Yes, I'm not denying the shot itself. I'm just not convinced it was caught on camera, hence no TV company in the world can find any trace of it.
Rather like his 'swimming pool' shot at Crans in '93, which the cameras missed. And Gene Sarazen's famous albatross at the 1935 Masters.
MrAJR76 4 months ago
MrAJR76 - First off, I don't tell lies and resent your accusation.
Secondly, if I have imagined this shot, then I marvel at my own powers of imagination as I can recall the shape of the bunker, the strike and the shape of the shot through the air. I remember seeing the shot to the green from an aerial perspective. I fail to understand why there should NOT be footage. Surely the cameras kept operating throughout each match, regardless or not if it was going out live?
ianess 5 months ago
@ianess Not meaning to be rude, I'm just very sceptical. I've been a golf nut since the mid-80s, the biggest Ryder Cup (and Seve fan) for 25 years, and there hasn't been one video, documentary or piece of footage that I haven't seen in that regard. And yet I've never once seen 'the shot' (& clearly I'd remember it!). Look how many Seve documentaries have been made, especially since he died. Every TV network in the world will have been scouring their archives for it, and yet no-one's found it.
MrAJR76 4 months ago
@ianess Furthermore - in 1983 the Ryder Cup was a non-contest in American eyes. Hardly any spectators turned up, and the TV networks over there were given extremely limited air time to cover it. They certainly didn't have cameras on every match, let alone film every shot. I have seen (on a now-closed German website) most of the US broadcast of the '83 RC and it started after Seve's match had finished. Like Sarazen's 1935 shot, I don't think we'll ever find this. I hope I'm proved wrong!
MrAJR76 4 months ago
I remember this shot, but the picture in my head was that the camera was behind the bunker when Seve was taking the shot. I could be wrong, but I thought that there was a camera following every match.
dokgolf 6 months ago
I remember this shot, but the picture in my head was that the camera was behind the bunker when Seve was taking the shot. I could be wrond, but I thought that there was a camera following every match.
dokgolf 6 months ago
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jelynch 7 months ago
"He swung, he hit, he gave the ball that incredible Seve stare and it flew miles and miles, right to the fringe of the green," said the Guardian golf correspondent, Dai Davies. "It was an impossible shot and it was greeted first with a stunned silence, and then by incredulous laughter that greets something that is outwith the experience of the watcher. It was, in the literal sense of the word, fantastic." Moments later Seve chips and putts for par and halves the hole and the match.
jelynch 7 months ago
@jelynch Well described!!!!! But would love to see it. Have you?
Sevefan 7 months ago
Seve now looks odds-on to lose a match he really should have won. Seve picks the ball cleanly off the surface and glares as it curves 50 yards from left to right before landing just off the putting surface.
jelynch 7 months ago
The shot: 245 yards from the hole cut on a green surrounded to the right and back by water, Seve's position is beginning to look desperate. The shot he attempts has an off-the-chart difficulty rating and will, in all probability, put him in more trouble.
jelynch 7 months ago
The situation: Having been three up with five to play Ballesteros now stands on the 18th tee all square. Seve smothers his drive into deep rough from where he can only hack the ball into a bunker. His stance and lie suggest a sand wedge sideways is his only option but the situation demands something slightly more adventurous. Seve pulls his three-wood.
jelynch 7 months ago
I don't have the link but found it on Yahoo Sports/Golf
robertschelly 9 months ago
Dear Sevefan, Thanks. The bunker shot is an aerial shot from a camera which shows the true beauty of his shot carving through the air.
There has never been a golfer as exciting as Seve and one who the British, in particular, adored so much. My favourite clip is the '95 Ryder Cup singles with Lehmann when he kept escaping. Truly inspiring apart from being laugh-out-loud outrageous.
What a guy - it was a privilege to be alive during his era. God bless him for the pleasure and thrills he gave us.
ianess 9 months ago
@ianess Ianess, you have confirmed what I had in my memory of the shot, an aerial view. I wasn't sure but now we both cant be wrong!!! Can you remember when and where you saw it?
Sevefan 9 months ago
There must be a video - I have seen this incredible shot on several occasions. What a sad death.
ianess 9 months ago
@ianess Thats fantastic news! At least we now now the clip exists. Please check your old video's, who knows!
Thanks again for your reply, and yes, a sad end to a fine sports man.
Sevefan 9 months ago
@ianess If you really think you've seen this shot "on several occasions" you're either genuinely mistaken or lying. No footage of it exists.
I've seen all the recorded footage there is of the final day of the '83 Ryder Cup, and it starts about half an hour after Seve's match had finished. In those days the Ryder Cup was very low priority on the American TV networks.
MrAJR76 5 months ago
@MrAJR76 I'm with @ianess on this one, he describes it like I remembered seeing it. I'm nearly sure I saw it live or soon after on highlights or news reports. It has to be out there!
Sevefan 5 months ago
I just watched Yahoo's 5-minute clip on the 1983 Ryder Cup - it appear's Sevvy's match concluded early, thus there may not have been TV cameras on at the time. Maybe a baseball or football game cut into the broadcast.
robertschelly 9 months ago
@robertschelly Thank you for your reply. Could you post the link to the clip you refer to here? I have heard a number of people say the same as you - re the match finishing early. He and Zoeller were in the lead match.
Sevefan 9 months ago
Sevefan, I work for a company who are in the early stages of producing a 60 min documentary on the great mans life. I have been tasked with finding this shot. I will regularly check this page to see if anyone has any info on where the footage of this shot could be. I work for a large production company and will add the video if I do manage to find it. Faldo said this week that he too thought it was the greatest shot of all time.
15rmunro 9 months ago
Stevefan, great idea of making this video. No, I can't find a video of his shot on the 18th hole of the 1983 Ryder Cup. I see videos of him in the 1983 Masters.
I'm sure someone... somewhere... has a video of this. Maybe your video will lead us to it.
HankJMH 9 months ago
@HankJMH Thank you HankJMH, meant to make this for some time. If only one person is sure they saw this then the clip must be out there somewhere.....spread the word!
Sevefan 9 months ago