THE condition of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros, one of the most popular sportsmen ever, has taken a serious turn for the worse.

The condition of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros, one of the most popular sportsmen ever, has taken a serious turn for the worse.

GOLF legend Seve Ballesteros has made an emotional first public appearance since undergoing four brain operations.

IT was a Tour career that began at the 1974 Spanish Open with him scoring 83 and ended 23 years later with him 16 over par and joint last with a 67-year-old Lee Trevino.

Seve Ballesteros has escaped punishment for an incident with European Tour official Jose Maria Zamora earlier this year.

Even though he has not played a single event this year because of injury, Seve Ballesteros could be back in trouble with the European tour.

TO INSURE or not to insure? That was the dilemma facing Gerard O'Toole, executive chairman of Nissan Ireland, once he decided to offer the new state-of-the-art Nissan Murano to the first golfer to hole the 15th in one at this week's Irish Open.

Seve Ballesteros withdrew from the Telefonica Madrid Open just before he was due to tee off today following the death of his mother.