Seve Ballesteros: Career Summary

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Seve Ballesteros was a professional golfer for 33 years from 1974 to 2007. In that time, he popularised the sport, boosted the status of the European Tour and inspired many of the players who fill the world rankings today.

Here is a brief summary of what Seve achieved:

  • Leads the European Tour with 50 victories
  • 91 tournament wins worldwide
  • Five Major wins: The Open in 1979, 1984 and 1988 and the Masters in 1980 and 1983
  • Won European Tour Order of Merit six times: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1991
  • European Tour Player of the Year on three occasions: 1986, 1988, 1991
  • World number one for a total of 61 weeks
  • Played in eight Ryder Cups
  • Captained the European Ryder Cup team to victory at Valderrama in 1997
  • Inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1999
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