Do you remember when...

In 1980, a brilliant young Spaniard dazzled the world of golf by beating the likes of Nicklaus, Player and Trevino to become the youngest winner of the Masters. Here, Ballesteros recalls the four days in Augusta that made him into an international superstar:

I was totally convinced that I was going to win the Masters in 1980. I was very young, only 23, but I had so much confidence following my victory in the Open the summer before that I was convinced I would win. I knew Augusta very well and even though the result was probably a surprise to most people, I was totally expecting it.

I don't think this put me under any extra pressure because I didn't shout about my chances to everyone, I'm not that kind of guy. I was just on top of my game and had things under control mentally. My nerves and emotions were at the level that they need to be when you are competing in anything. You need pressure otherwise you'll be too relaxed and won't play well. This is vital at Augusta where you have to think about every shot and be a little more conservative than at other courses. Otherwise, if you show it disrespect, it will punish you.

It turned out that year's Masters was the most enjoyable tournament I have ever played. I managed to dominate right from the first tee. I shot a 66, 69 and 68, and went into the final round eight shots in the lead. At one point I was 10 shots ahead and was on course to break Jack Nicklaus's record low score, but I was so far ahead that I tried to just enjoy myself on the back nine and not worry about it. Looking back I probably lost my focus a little bit when I came to Amen Corner on the last afternoon.

I can still remember almost every shot that I played in that final round: At the 10th I three-putted, the second of which jumped out the hole from five feet. On 12 I went for the flag and ended up making double bogey after going in the water, and then I hit the water again at 13. In the end I lost seven shots on that corner. I didn't panic, just recomposed my game. At no point did I think that I was letting it slip. You've got to remember that this was Seve Ballesteros playing and not Greg Norman, I wasn't going to throw it away. With all due respect to Greg, I think he has spent a little too much time on his businesses rather than on the golf course. I was still convinced I'd win.

In the end I went one under for the rest of the round and won by four shots so I was able to enjoy myself going up 18. The crowd were fantastic. As the week went on the galleries were getting bigger and bigger and the reaction towards me became superb. This was at a time the crowd were totally behind players like Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and even though I was coming over as Open champion, no one in America had really seen me play that much.

By the time I putted out to win there was no pressure because I had four putts to do it in. I raised my arms, gave my caddy a hug and saluted the crowd. It was a great feeling and different to when I putted to win at St Andrews [in the '79 Open] because that was all about one moment rather than the Masters which I had been winning all the way through.

After I had won it was fantastic to wear the jacket. I enjoyed the presentation even though the jacket is green and my colour is blue. I have a jacket in my trophy room even though they don't allow you to take it home. They give you a medal, trophy and a cheque but not the jacket, so the one in my trophy room I had to steal after I won my second Masters three years later.

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