BBC Sports Personality Show
What a show the beeb put on last Sunday evening at The Sheffield Arena!
I was lucky enough to have an invitation too through 5 live golf, so to be there especially this year as Seve was awarded the lifetime achievement award was extra special. During the show I was sat alongside former Ryder Cup Star Peter Oosterhuis, now a highly regarded broadcaster in USA, and my friend, my former coach and legend of the game John Jacobs. Himself a former Ryder Cup player and captain. John is now 84 and a tad unstable on his feet and I was able to escort him onto the stage for Monty’s speech and the presentation to Seve. It really was extremely moving, the tribute Olazabal paid the great man was just fantastic, words chosen so aptly. how he and Seve managed to compose themselves was a miricle. I played a few times with Seve, a more fierce competitor has never played the game, a true golfing legend fighting cancer the only way he knows and the only was he played..with all his heart. Good luck great man!
As you know already Ryan Giggs won the main award ahead of world champions in their own right, Jensen Button & Jessica Ennis. An amazing array of talented sporting genius was there and to be part of ot albeit a tiny part was truly amazing. The world of sport, and 10,000 members of the public too saluting the great sports achievers of the year , it doesn’t get better than that!
The VIP party after was something else too, James Toseland’s band played alongside Eddie Jordan on drums until the early hours I believe!
Down to earth again now, but really looking forward to our mini golf day at Lymm on wednesday
Cheers A
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