Sevvy Ballesteros - Other wins (36), Team appearances, Results in major championships

Golfer, born in Pedrena, N Spain. A highly combative, adventurous player, he has continually set records. Professional since 1974, when he won the (British) Open in 1979 he was the youngest player to do so in the 20th-c, and he took the title again in 1984 and 1988. Other wins include the US Masters (1980, 1983) and the World Matchplay (1981–2, 1984–5, 1991), and he has also been an inspirational captain of the European Ryder Cup team. The leading money winner in Europe in the years 1976–8, 1986, and 1988, he was the first man to win 50 European golf tournaments. His brothers Manuel, Baldomero, and Vicente are also all top golfers.

The two majors played in the United States did not count as European Tour events before 1987.)

Other wins (36)

1974 Spanish National Championship for under 25s, Open de Vizcaya 1975 Spanish National Championship for under 25s 1976 Memorial Donald Swaelens, Cataluña Championship, Tenerife Championship, World Cup of Golf (with Manuel Piñero) 1977 Japanese Open, Dunlop Phoenix (Japan), Otago Classic (New Zealand), Braun International Golf (Germany - not a European Tour event), World Cup of Golf (with Antonio Garrido) 1978 Japanese Open, Kenya Open, Spanish National Championship for under 25s 1979 Open el Prat 1981 Australian PGA Championship, Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not then a European Tour event), Dunlop Phoenix (Japan) 1982 Masters de San Remo (Italy), Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not then a European Tour event) 1983 Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa) 1984 Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not then a European Tour event), Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa) 1985 Spanish Championship for Professionals, Suntory World Match Play Championship (England - not then a European Tour event), Campeonato de España-Codorniu 1987 APG Larios, Campeonato de España Para Professionales 1988 Visa Taiheiyo Masters (Japan), APG Larios 1991 Chunichi Crowns Open (Japan), Toyota World Match Play Championship (England - not then a European Tour event) 1992 Copa Quinto Centenario per Equipos, Fifth Centenary Cup (team) 1995 Tournoi Perrier (team)

Team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1979, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied, cup retained), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners - non-playing captain) Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1985, 1986, 1988 World Cup of Golf: 1975, 1976 (winner with Manuel Piñero), 1977 (winner with Antonio Garrido), 1991 Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1976, 1978, 1980 Double Diamond: 1975, 1976, 1977 The Seve Trophy: 2000 (non-playing captain - winners), 2002 (non-playing captain), 2003 (non-playing captain) The Royal Trophy - Asia v Europe:2006 (non-playing captain - winners)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	T33	T18	T12
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T2	T15	T17	1
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	1	CUT	T3	1	CUT	T2	4	T2	T11	5
U.S. Open	DQ	T41	CUT	T4	T30	T5	T24	3	T32	T43
The Open Championship	T19	T39	T13	T6	1	T39	T6	T50	1	T77
PGA Championship	DNP	T33	13	T27	5	T32	CUT	T10	CUT	T12

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T7	T22	T59	T11	T18	T45	43	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T33	CUT	T23	CUT	T18	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T9	CUT	T27	T38	T40	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T23	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins.