When Ballesteros triumphed at the British Open in 1979, for his first major win, he hit so few … - Dan Jenkins

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When Ballesteros triumphed at the British Open in 1979, for his first major win, he hit so few fairways off the tee that he was often mistaken for a gallery marshall.

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