Seve Ballesteros

Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros died of brain cancer, with players moved to tears by the passing of the dashing Spaniard who transformed European golf and the Ryder Cup.

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Sat., May 7, 2011

FILE - This July 21, 1979, file photo shows Seve Ballesteros, of Spain, reacting as he wins the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's in Lancashire, England. Ballesteros died, early Saturday May 7, 2011 according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.
FILE - This July 21, 1979, file photo shows Seve Ballesteros, of Spain, holding the British Open golf championship trophy after winning the event at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's in Lancashire, England. Ballesteros died, early Saturday May 7, 2011 according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.
FILE - This April 13, 1980, file photo shows Seve Ballesteros, of Spain, left, being helped with his Masters green jacket by last year's winner, Fuzzy Zoeller, right, after winning the 1980 Masters, in Augusta, Ga. Ballesteros died, early Saturday May 7, 2011 according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.
FILE - In this April 11, 1983 file photo, Seve Ballesteros, right, hugs his caddie after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Ballesteros died early Saturday, May 7, 2011, from complications of a cancerous brain tumor. He was 54.
FILE - In this In this July 22, 1984 file photo, Seve Ballesteros holds up the Claret Jug after winning the Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews, Scotland. Ballesteros died early Saturday, May 7, 2011, from complications of a cancerous brain tumor. He was 54.
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 1997 file photo, European Ryder Cup team captain Seve Ballesteros holds the trophy in the rain after Europe beat the United States to win the Ryder Cup at Valderrama golf course in southern Spain. Ballesteros died, early Saturday May 7, 2011 according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.

Dave Martin Associated Press
FILE - This April 9, 2003, file photo shows Seve Ballesteros, of Spain, gesturing to the gallery as they sing happy birthday to him on the 9th hole of the Par-3 Tournament, prior to The Masters, at the Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta, Ga. Ballesteros died early Saturday, May 7, 2011 according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.

David Phillip Associated Press
FILE - In this May 17, 2007 file photo, Seve Ballesteros of Spain, watches a drive on the first hole during a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. Ballesteros, a five-time major champion whose incomparable imagination and fiery personality made him one of the most significant figures in modern golf, died early Saturday, May 7, 2011, from complications of a cancerous brain tumor. He was 54.

Rob Carr Associated Press
Two men drive a golf buggy with a picture of the Seve Ballesteros with the words"Always Seve" during the Spanish Open golf tournament in Terrassa, Spain, Saturday, May 7, 2011. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great who died Saturday had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, where he has mostly been since undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008.

Manu Fernandez Associated Press