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Ballesteros, Seve(riano)
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Ballesteros, Seve(riano)
Spanish golfer. He came to prominence in 1976, and has won more than 60 leading tournaments around the world, including the US Masters in 1980 and 1983, and the British Open in 1979, 1984, and 1988. As non-playing captain he led Europe to victory in the 1997 Ryder Cup. A flamboyant character, he was one of the most popular golfers of his generation. He won the European Order of Merit six times.
Career highlights
British Open
1979, 1984, 1988
Masters
1980, 1983
World Match Play Championship
1981–82, 1984–85, 1991
Volvo PGA Championship
1991
Ryder Cup
1985, 1987, tie 1989, 1995, non-playing captain 1997
Tournament wins
85
Born in Pedrena, northern Spain, he is one of four golf-playing brothers. The Seve Trophy, a biennial tournament between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a Continental Europe team, is named after Ballesteros and began in 2000.
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