Phil Mickelson is a good guy, we all agree. As last year's Master's winner, he is the host for what they call the Champions Dinner held at Augusta each year. ( FYI, golf.) Phil plans to pay tribute to Seve Ballesteros, whose Master's win in 1980 apparently inspired the then 10 year-old. Seve won it again in 1983, and later became a friend and mentor to Mickelson.
Ill now, but recovering from a brain tumor, Seve likely will not make this year's dinner but the spread will be appreciated by those who loved watching a dude from Spain play the game.
According to a piece from The Post Game, "... the Masters Club will have the food of Seve's nation on its plates. Mickelson is offering a mixed salad with sherry vinaigrette and olives, seafood paella, and an apple empanada for dessert."
( Back in the day, yours truly worked for Wrangler Jeans' European company based in Brussels, and Seve was an athlete we sponsored--part of my job was to arrange photo shoots with him at assorted venues. Terrible burden, as you can imagine, hanging around Seve, a cute fellow, eating European food specialties, paella included.)
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