A player tees of near a Seve Ballesteros sign, embedded in flowers on a hill in clear view of the club house during the Madeira Islands Open Pro-Am Tournament on May 18, 2011 on Porto Santo Island, Portugal
Image: Dean Mouhtaropoulos
Image: Dean Mouhtaropoulos
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More than 700,000 pounds (R7.6-million) has been donated to the Seve Ballesteros Foundation following a series of fundraising activities at Wentworth last month in honor of the late Spanish golfer.
A pro-am featuring a field of 24 leading golfers, including Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal, was held at the European Tour’s headquarters, while there was also an auction and donations from the public.
The European Tour says 725,905 pounds ($1.17 million) was raised, which will go directly to Ballesteros’ foundation in partnership with Cancer Research UK.
Ballesteros died on May 7 from brain cancer.
Nephew Ivan Ballesteros says “Seve would have been very proud to see the support that his charity received.”