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      Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies
      May 07, 2011 08:53:29 am
      Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies• Official website confirms golfer died at 2.10am Saturday
      • Seve's life and career in pictures

       
      Share546  Ewan Murray guardian.co.uk, Saturday 7 May 2011 07.16 BST Article history
      Seve Ballesteros in his prime: winning the Open at St Andrews in 1984. Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images
      Seve Ballesteros, the legendary five-time major winning golfer, has died at the age of 54 after losing his fight against cancer.

      The news was confirmed by a statement on the golfer's official website which said: "Today, at 2.10am Spanish time, Seve Ballesteros passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Pedreña.

      "The Ballesteros family is very grateful for all the support and gestures of love that have been received since Seve was diagnosed with a brain tumour on 5th October 2008 at Madrid Hospital la Paz.

      "At this time the family asks for respect and privacy at such a painful time. Thank you very much.

      Ballesteros had been recuperating at his home in northern Spain after a series of operations since being diagnosed with two malignant brain tumours in 2008.

      His condition worsened on Wednesday, at which point he was admitted to hospital; rumours had swept Spain last week that Ballesteros's situation had taken a rapid downturn. On Friday, Ballesteros was under heavy sedation and his family released a statement confirming his situation had deteriorated.

      In an unfortunate coincidence, the Spanish Open – the last competition Ballesteros won as a professional in 1995 – is currently taking place in Barcelona.

      José María Olazábal, the golfer closest to Ballesteros and inspired by him since childhood, was too emotional to speak to the media in the aftermath of his Friday round in Barcelona. "I can't talk," Olazábal said. "I can only wait, and cry."

      Another Spanish golfer and Olazábal's playing partner, Miguel Angel Jiménez, was in tears upon completion of his second round. Olazábal, Europe's Ryder Cup captain, recently stated his dream that Ballesteros could be alongside him for the meeting with the United States in Chicago next autumn. The pair met a fortnight ago, at which point Ballesteros was in a wheelchair.

      Olazábal's manager, Sergio Gómez, reported that Ballesteros's daughter had passed on details of her father's condition on Thursday. "Seve's physical condition was not good when José María went to see him, but they talked about golf and everything," Gómez said. "Then came the call yesterday to tell him that Seve was in a critical condition."

      Ballesteros's illness initially came to light after he collapsed at Madrid airport in October 2008; during the intervening period, he has rarely been seen in public. Since his first surgery, which lasted 12 hours, he has undergone almost continuous chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In 2009, after his fourth chemotherapy course, Ballesteros labelled it "a miracle" he was still alive.

      In 2010, during his last television interview with the BBC, Ballesteros spoke of fighting cancer. "You can't have it all in life," he said. "One day you feel fantastic, the next you never know what is going to happen. You just take a look at how many days of glory I had before. It has been a fantastic life and this, what has happened to me, is what I will call destiny; one test that God is putting on me."

      Ballesteros, who retired from professional golf in 2007, was earlier regarded as a pioneer for the European game overseas. He had turned professional at the age of 16, in 1974, finishing second to Jack Nicklaus in the Open at Birkdale only two years later.

      He was the first from this continent to claim a Masters title, in 1980, a feat he repeated at Augusta three years later. Ballesteros was the winner of the Open in 1979, 1984 and 1988. Besides winning a total of 87 titles in his career, Ballesteros played in eight Ryder Cups, claiming 20 points from 37 matches. He also captained a successful European team, fittingly on his home soil in Valderrama, 14 years ago.

      Ballesteros had not been deemed well enough to make a planned trip to St Andrews to say a farewell to British fans at the time of last year's Open. At the Masters last month, Phil Mickelson dedicated a Spanish-themed champions' dinner to the absent Ballesteros, the man he credits with his own decision to start playing golf.
      RIP Seve, golfing ledgend and seemeed a genuine nice man. Very sad news.
      « Last Edit: May 07, 2011 10:52:28 am by MsGerrard, Reason: Legend was spelt incorrectly. »
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      Re: Golf ledgend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #1: May 07, 2011 08:56:03 am
      Very sad news a gentleman and an ambassador for the sport R.I.P, Big man
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      Reply #2: May 07, 2011 08:57:10 am
      What makes it more sad, is that he was still very young.

      Golfing Legend, for sure.

      RIP, Seve.
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      Re: Golf ledgend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #3: May 07, 2011 09:26:01 am
      His sincerity and honesty set him apart from his peers,
         RIP Seve.
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      Re: Golf ledgend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #4: May 07, 2011 09:30:14 am
      Was a true gent in every way, an inspiration and was the forerunner for how golf is today. Will be sadly missed.
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      Re: Golf ledgend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #5: May 07, 2011 09:30:58 am
      RIP Seve. Great man, great golfer and deserved so much more. Great ambassador for Golf.
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      Re: Golf ledgend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #6: May 07, 2011 10:19:04 am
      RIP Seve, your pain is finally over whilst your families is just beginning.

      You will be sadly missed and the world of sport will be worse off without you.

      Thank you for the wonderful memories you've left all of your fans, you were and still are an inspiration to thousands.
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      Reply #7: May 07, 2011 10:53:59 am
      Very sad news, RIP Seve.
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      Reply #8: May 07, 2011 08:35:50 pm
      RIP SEVE
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      Reply #9: May 07, 2011 09:01:25 pm
      Felt really sad on hearing the news this morning.

      The word legend gets branded about far too easily these days, but when you hear of how he changed the world of European Golf, then legend is what he was. A player with genuine talent, but also someone who had the courage to go for shots that other wouldn't think to play. His performance in the
      Ryder Cup in particular where brilliant.

      RIP Seve.
         :(
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      Re: Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #10: May 07, 2011 09:59:24 pm
      Gutted until recently and after last years documentary on him I really thought he was going to survive and get some way to being healthy again. What a wonderful larger than life character one of the last true greats of pre SKY SPORT.
      I will always remember his winning smile and fist pumping on the 18th. What man what a golfer.
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      Reply #11: May 08, 2011 01:33:13 am
      I'm no golf fan but he seemed like an absolute gentleman as well as being an incredible figure for his sport.

      Rest in peace Seve Ballesteros.
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      Re: Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #12: May 08, 2011 01:46:19 am
      RIP Seve.  Very sad news.  He always came across as a lovely man, a real gentleman.
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      Re: Golf legend Seve Ballesteros dies
      Reply #13: May 18, 2011 02:41:08 am
      RIP Seve.

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