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 he means to European golf, how much he means to any player that's played in a European Ryder Cup team.

00:12I think Seve's spirit lives on in the European Tour and in the European Ryder Cup team.

00:20And he was always my dad's favorite player. And yeah, he's a beacon of what European golf stands for.

00:37And, you know, I just think about growing up and playing golf and my dad being such a big part of it.

00:48And then, like, his sort of connection to Seve, or, you know, Seve was the one that really got him inspired to play golf.

00:57And then to just, I don't know, I think it's just the parallels of that.

01:03But yeah, when I hear Seve, it just sort of brings me back through my whole journey in the game.

01:09And yeah, it makes me quite emotional.