VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 27 (Reuters) - Seve Ballesteros would have enjoyed the outpouring of support in his honour at the PGA Championship on Friday, joint leader Alvaro Quiros said.
Players and spectators wore navy blue and white, Ballesteros’s favourite colours, for the second round of the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth in memory of the Spaniard who died this month after a long battle with cancer.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked to see Seve’s reaction, seeing all the players dressed in his Sunday gear,” world number 25 Quiros told Reuters after another typically exciting round that left him in a share for the lead.
“For me it’s a shame we’re supporting this initiative when Seve is already dead. But of course it’s also a lovely way of showing our support.
“It all shows you how big Seve was,” he added, reflecting on the sea of white and blue around the West Course which Ballesteros tamed 20 years ago to win the same event.
Quiros closed with three birdies for a 67 to leave him six-under-par, and he said the Seve tribute outfit could make another appearance over the weekend. “I’d like to throw on the navy blue and white on Sunday,” he said. “If I’m leading then for sure I’ll wear blue and white. If not then we’ll see.”
The 28-year-old Atletico Madrid fan can usually be seen in red and black on Sunday but unlike Tiger Woods’s trademark red shirt reserved for final rounds or Ballesteros’s famous outfit, he has no fixed attire.
“I’ve changed my outfit this tournament for Seve. In Dubai I wore navy blue and sky blue. I’m not superstitious.”
Quiros clinched his fifth European Tour title at the Dubai Desert Classic in February in a Ballesteros-like style, losing his ball in a tree on the way to a triple bogey before bagging a hole-in-one just three holes later.
Players and spectators wore navy blue and white, Ballesteros’s favourite colours, for the second round of the European Tour’s flagship event at Wentworth in memory of the Spaniard who died this month after a long battle with cancer.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked to see Seve’s reaction, seeing all the players dressed in his Sunday gear,” world number 25 Quiros told Reuters after another typically exciting round that left him in a share for the lead.
“For me it’s a shame we’re supporting this initiative when Seve is already dead. But of course it’s also a lovely way of showing our support.
“It all shows you how big Seve was,” he added, reflecting on the sea of white and blue around the West Course which Ballesteros tamed 20 years ago to win the same event.
Quiros closed with three birdies for a 67 to leave him six-under-par, and he said the Seve tribute outfit could make another appearance over the weekend. “I’d like to throw on the navy blue and white on Sunday,” he said. “If I’m leading then for sure I’ll wear blue and white. If not then we’ll see.”
The 28-year-old Atletico Madrid fan can usually be seen in red and black on Sunday but unlike Tiger Woods’s trademark red shirt reserved for final rounds or Ballesteros’s famous outfit, he has no fixed attire.
“I’ve changed my outfit this tournament for Seve. In Dubai I wore navy blue and sky blue. I’m not superstitious.”
Quiros clinched his fifth European Tour title at the Dubai Desert Classic in February in a Ballesteros-like style, losing his ball in a tree on the way to a triple bogey before bagging a hole-in-one just three holes later.
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