McIlroy fights back tears after surpassing Ballesteros with seventh Race to Dubai title

An emotional Rory McIlroy pays tribute to Seve Ballesteros after winning his seventh Race to Dubai title

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00:00I think it's just how much it how much he means to European golf how much he means to any player

00:08that's played in a European Ryder Cup team I think Seve's spirit lives on in the European

00:17Tour and in the European Ryder Cup team and he was always my dad's favorite player and

00:25yeah I he he's he's a beacon of what European golf stands for and you know I you know I just think

00:42about growing up and playing golf and my dad being such a big part of it and then like his

00:51sort of connection to Seve or you know Seve was the one that really got him inspired to play golf

00:56and then to just I don't know I think it's just the parallels of that um but yeah it when I when I

01:04when I hear Seve it just sort of brings me back through my whole journey in the game and

01:09yeah it makes me quite emotional

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