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Seve Ballesteros
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Spanish professional golfer (1957–2011)
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Severiano Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer and athlete. Born in Pedreña on April 9, 1957, he competed in the sport of golf. His professional career began in 1974 and concluded in 2007. He spoke Spanish.
Ballesteros died in Pedreña on May 7, 2011, due to natural causes. He was a male citizen of Spain. His notable achievements include receiving the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Golf
- Position
- Golfer
- Nationality
- Spain
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Pedreña
- Place of death
- Pedreña
- Occupation
- golfer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Sport
- golf
- Mass
- 84
- Official website
- www.seveballesteros.com
- Image
- Seve Ballesteros by Joe Austen.JPG
- Height
- 183
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- Commons category
- Seve Ballesteros
- date of birth
- 1957-04-09
- date of death
- 2011-05-07
- manner of death
- natural causes
- end of work period
- 2007-00-00
- ranking
- 1
- birth name
- Severiano Ballesteros Sota
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
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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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