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Also known as Severiano Ballesteros, Severiano Ballesteros Sota

Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011)

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Natural golf
  • Seve
  • Illustrated Natural Golf

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Total plays
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Key facts

Full name
Severiano Ballesteros Sota
Born
( 1957-04-09 ) 9 April 1957, Pedreña , Cantabria, Spain
Died
7 May 2011 (2011-05-07) (aged 54), Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality
Spain
Spouse
Carmen Botín O'Shea ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) ​
Former tours
PGA Tour European Tour
Highest ranking
1 (27 April 1986), (61 weeks)
European tour
50 ( 1st all time )
Masters tournament
Won : 1980 , 1983
Pga championship
5th: 1984
U s open
3rd: 1987
The open championship
Won : 1979 , 1984 , 1988
World golf hall of fame
World Golf Hall of Fame 1999 ( member page )
European tour order of merit winner
1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1986 , 1988 , 1991
European tour golfer of the year
1986 , 1988 , 1991

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Sports profile

Sport
Golf
Team
_Deceased Golf
Position
Golfer
Nationality
Spain

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Encyclopedic overview

Signature

Severiano Ballesteros Sota ( Spanish pronunciation: [seβeˈɾjano βaʎesˈteɾos]; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. 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.

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