Yet another sporting legend (And a character too) will be leaving us too early.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/06/seve-ballesteros-deterioration-golf
By: Sky High - 7th May 2011 at 09:11
Never a golfer nor greatly interested in the sport but he seemed a marvellous ambassador for the sport whenever he was interviewed. A sad loss for his family and the game.
By: Arabella-Cox - 7th May 2011 at 08:02
RIP Seve Ballesteros
Golf
Seve Ballesteros dies
2011-05-07 07:11
Madrid – One of golf’s all-time greats, Seve Ballesteros, died on Saturday aged 54.Ballesteros, a charismatic figure who lifted five majors, led the European challenge to the decades-long US supremacy and turned a new generation onto the sport.
For two decades, from the mid-1970s to the 1990s, ‘Seve’ was one of the sport’s most celebrated personalities.
He collected 87 career titles and was a crucial ingredient in Europe’s rediscovered love affair with the Ryder Cup, before retiring in 2007 with back problems.
Known for his flamboyant and imaginative style of play, he famously won one of his three British Open titles by playing a shot from a temporary parking lot.
Ballesteros was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour after losing consciousness at Madrid airport on October 6, 2008.
He underwent four operations to remove the tumour and reduce swelling in his skull, as well as chemotherapy. He called his battle against the tumour the “hardest challenge of my life”.
By: duxfordhawk - 7th May 2011 at 07:48
Sadly he passed away.
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