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Seve Ballesteros

Severiano Ballesteros was a Spanish professional golfer and World No. 1 known for his major wins and Ryder Cup leadership.

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Known for: Winning five major golf championships and revitalizing European golf through Ryder Cup successes.
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About Seve Ballesteros

A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988; The Open Championship three times and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19, he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain. Ballesteros won a record 50 European Tour titles. He won at least one European Tour title for 17 consecutive years between 1976 and 1992. His final victory was at the 1995 Peugeot Spanish Open. In 2000, Golf Digest magazine ranked Ballesteros as the greatest Continental European golfer of all time. In 2008 he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. Ballesteros was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for the second time at the BBC Sports Personality Awards in 2009. He was presented with the award at his home in Spain by his compatriot and former Ryder Cup teammate José María Olazábal.

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