Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Golf: Ballesteros slumps

Friday 11 March 1994 00:02 GMT
Comments

SEVE BALLESTEROS fell 14 strokes behind his Ryder Cup team-mate, Barry Lane, after a disastrous first round at the Turespana Balearic Open in Majorca yesterday.

While Lane was establishing a record for the lengthened Son Vida course with an eight- under-par 64, which put him three shots clear of the field, Ballesteros struggled to a 78.

Only four of the 144 players had worse scores than Ballesteros, and he now faces the prospect of missing the half-way cut for the second week running, in the event which brought his last victory exactly two years ago.

Ballesteros, three times a winner of the title, had seven bogeys and a double-bogey seven on his card. 'Everything went wrong and I'm not going into it,' he said. 'But tomorrow is another day.'

The US Masters is only a month away, but Ballesteros, whose 11th place at Augusta last April was one of few bright spots for him last year, added: 'The Masters is close, but it's not the end of the world.'

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in