Seve's Son Can Play

Nice scores for a law school student making his debut in a pro event...six spots higher than his late dad finished in the satellite event 38 years ago.

The 21-year-old Spanish amateur, who tied 14th in his first professional tournament at the same venue where his father started out in 1974, ended the Peugeot Alps de Barcelona tournament at Sant Cugat on 4-under, 12 strokes behind two-time European Tour champion Pablo Larrazabal.

“I come away satisfied and will gain a lot of confidence from playing here,” said the law student, who fired rounds of 65, 72 and 68.

“I like playing with the pros as I play better. It motivates me and helps me improve.

“My mother and father always supported me to play golf but both always told me that studies come first.

“With every day that passes I enjoy golf more, but I do not plan challenges or set goals. For now I enjoy, have fun.”

Comments

[Chuck]

It is a lovely story and I wish Javier the best. Still, when his father played in his first professional event he was 17, and when Seve was 21 as Javier is now, he had won the Masters. Sorry; "de Mahstahs." But Seve wasn't getting a law degree, either, and a law degree might have come in handy for Seve.

It is beyond delightful that Javier's English is, thankfully, no more polished than his father's. Who will ever forget, "I miss, I miss, I miss, I make..."?

Here's hoping that Javier finds a place in professional golf that will keep us in touch with him and the memory of his dearly departed father.

[No Longer Used to be Former S & T Convert]

Very cool and impressive.

[stymie]

Javier is not only his father's son but also a refreshing contrast to Earl's brat.

[Ghillie]

Drop dead gorgeous, too, and very like his late and beloved father. It would be a joy to see this lad enter the Tours.