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Early in the 1974 season, his younger brother Seve turned professional. Witnessing Seve's great talents, Manuel decided to work full-time as Seve's manager and occasional caddie. Manuel stated later in life, "I had already been playing tournaments for seven years in Europe so I did everything for
289:. He held the lead entering the final round but came back with a final round 73. The following year the European Tour was created which Ballesteros joined. For the first two seasons he played very well, recording multiple top-10s each season and finishing in the top 40 of the Order of Merit.
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him, booked his air tickets, accommodation, everything off the course, so that nobody would bother him. All he needed to concentrate on was practice, practice, practice and playing, playing, playing."
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