If, in individual events Seve has created a style of his own, in the Ryder Cup his presence from 1979 and, particularly from 1983, has been the element of inspiration that changed the course of this competition. That was the first time for many years that Europe was defying the U.S.A. Even today, that fantastic shot of Seve's with a 3 wood, out of a bunker situated almost 200 metres from the green in his match against Fuzzy Zoeller at the PGA National in Palm Beach is still remembered. For sure, the 1985 victory was very exciting but perhaps of even greater significance was the 1987 recap on American soil. No doubt this is where a radical change took place in World Golf.

The Europeans showed that golf was not only the American Tour and proof of this was that following the Ohio victory, over the subsequent seven editions of the U.S. Masters, six green jackets crossed the waters to Europe. This would have been unthinkable in earlier years.

The victories achieved by Europe over America made following editions of the Ryder Cup truly spectacular and, for this reason, Seve was bent on having the competition staged in Spain. Eventually, Seve's dream came true and the 1997 Ryder Cup took place in Spain and was played on the Costa del Sol. Ballesteros himself was captain of the European team that justly beat the Americans. That Ryder Cup is remembered by many as "Seve's Ryder Cup": that is, the victory of a proper team over individual (American) stardom.