Ballesteros, Seve

Ballesteros, Seve

▪ Spanish golfer
in full  Severiano Ballesteros 
born April 9, 1957, Pedrena, Spain

      Spanish golfer who was one of the sport's most prominent figures in the 1970s and '80s. He was known for his flamboyant and imaginative style of play and by the late 1990s had accumulated more than 70 wins in international tournaments.

      Ballesteros, one of four brothers who became professional golfers, was a precocious talent. He started playing at age 7 and went pro at age 16, in 1974. His fame was secured when he tied with Jack Nicklaus (Nicklaus, Jack) for second place at the 1976 Royal Birkdale Open, behind Johnny Miller. Also that year he received the PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America) European Tour's Order of Merit, which he would eventually be awarded six times. He won his first Masters Tournament in 1980, followed by a second win in 1983. Two years later he was on the European team that broke U.S. dominance of the prestigious Ryder Cup, marking Europe's first victory in that event.

      Ballesteros headed the Sony world rankings in 1985 when he had five victories, and he won six European tournaments in 1986, including his fifth win of the World Matchplay in Wentworth, Eng. His other victories included three British Open wins (1979, 1984, and 1988).

      Ballesteros was elected to the Golf Hall of Fame in 1999. Back problems as well as personal issues kept him largely out of play in the early 21st century, and in 2007 he made his retirement official. In October 2008 he underwent several surgeries to remove a cancerous tumour from his brain.

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