Seve Ballesteros

Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011)

Seve Ballesteros was a Spanish professional golfer, born in Pedreña in 1957. He died in 2011.

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He turned out for European Ryder Cup team. His honours include World Golf Hall of Fame, Silver Olympic Order, Gold Medal for Tourism Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit and Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit.

Within golf, Seve Ballesteros is remembered for a record that stands up against anything his generation produced.

The public record credits Seve Ballesteros with 5 recorded honours. Golf is played against the course as much as the field, and its majors are won as often by temperament as by technique.

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