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Ballesteros

British  
/ baʎesˈterɔs, ˌbælɛˈstɛrɒs /

noun

  1. Severiano (sevɛˈrjano). 1957–2011, Spanish professional golfer: won the British Open Championship (1979; 1984; 1988) and the US Masters (1980; 1983)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Last year, he built up a reputation for being an artist to watch in the Regional Mexican space thanks to collaborations with Gabito Ballesteros and Ed Maverick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A life-sized statue of Spanish golf great Seve Ballesteros has gone missing from his hometown Pedrena, in the north of the country in an apparent robbery.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

He was part of a group led by Spain’s Seve Ballesteros that pushed back against PGA Tour restrictions that prevented players from competing abroad on their home tours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Europe have regularly looked to a talismanic figure - starting with Seve Ballesteros in the 1980s through to Rory McIlroy in the present day - to be a figurehead driving their Ryder Cup bid.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Colonel Hartman brought up the British artillery, and the Spanish generals Zayas and Ballesteros succeeded in checking and bringing forward again some of the Spanish infantry.

From The Young Buglers by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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