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NEWS ABOUT: Seve Ballesteros

Seve Ballesteros stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros is taking his recovery from surgery for brain cancer as seriously as he used to work on his game, the Times of London reports. “The way I look at it,” says the 51-year-old five-time major-championship winner, “this is the biggest battle of my... More »

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 Ballesteros 
 Released 
 From Hospital 

Golfer will receive outpatient care after brain tumor surgery

Dec 9, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros was released from a Madrid hospital today, having undergone several operations on a brain tumor, Reuters reports. The retired legend, a five times major winner, will continue to receive treatment at an outpatient clinic. Since being diagnosed, Ballesteros, 51, has had four operations, including one routine... More »

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 Ballesteros Has More Surgery 

Golf giant undergoes fourth brain operation

Dec 2, 08 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Seve Ballesteros is back in the hospital recovering from a fourth brain surgery, the BBC reports. The golf legend underwent a procedure in Madrid to drain fluid from his brain following the removal of a malignant tumor in October. The operation is an apparent medical setback for Ballesteros, 51, who... More »

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 Golf Giant 
 Faces Third 
 Brain Surgery 

Ballesteros has deep-seated tumor, docs worried

Oct 24, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, weak from two major brain surgeries, will undergo a third today as doctors attempt to remove the remnants of a tumor deep within his brain. His brain began to swell after the first surgery and a second was performed to remove part of his skull, reports... More »

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 Ballesteros Has Brain Tumor 

Flamboyant Spanish golfer awaits biopsy results

Oct 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Retired Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, 51, announced yesterday that he has a brain tumor and is awaiting a biopsy to determine whether it is malignant. The five-time major winner collapsed in Madrid last week, the Times reports. “I want to be the best at confronting the most difficult match... More »

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Ballesteros Says Goodbye to Golf

The 3-time British
Open champion bows out at Carnoustie

Jul 17, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five-time major champion Seve Ballesteros is walking away from professional golf. The 50-year-old Spaniard has suffered from a back injury for almost a decade, and finished last in his only two events this year. "I don't have the desire any longer," Ballesteros said yesterday in a news conference... More »

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