Tiger And Phil's Memories Of Seve

On the eve of Seve's funeral (Mark Garrod reports), Tiger and Phil shared memories of the golfing great. Tiger, from Masters practice, Phil from Seve's late 80s appearances in San Diego. Doug Ferguson reports in his notes column:

He did recall a few practice rounds, none more memorable than one year at the Masters with Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal.

"Just to hear him explain how to hit shots around the Augusta ... it was just artful," Woods said. "Just the spin, and how much spin you need to put it here and where you need to land it, where it needs to kick, and the way he explained it, and what he needs to do with the body to do that with the hands.

"He looked like he didn't try and do anything mechanical, but he had a few thoughts about what he needed to do. He just understood it."

Mickelson specifically remembers the way Ballesteros played the par-3 11th on the South Course at Torrey Pines, when the pin was cut back and to the right. That's typically a 5-iron or a 6-iron.

"He would take a 3-iron ... a big 30- to 50-yard rounded slice that would land in the middle of the green and then side spin over to the hole," Mickelson said. "It just opened my eyes how many different ways you can get to the some of these pins. And I loved watching that because it showed me that it's possible, that it doesn't have to be this robotic way of fairways, middle of the green and so forth."