Severiano Ballesteros - a career in pictures

1977: Severiano Ballesteros during his early career Photograph: Keystone/Getty

1979: Seve celebrates on the 18th fairway as he goes on to win the 1979 Open at the Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England Photograph: Eamonn McCabe/Guardian

1980: Donning the green jacket after winning his first Masters title at Augusta National Photograph: Augusta National/Getty

1983: Masters champion for the second time Photograph: Augusta National /Getty

1984: Seve holes out on the 18th green to win his second Open at St Andrews Photograph: David Cannon/Getty

1985: Seve sprays Tony Jacklin with Champagne as Bernhard Langer and Sam Torrance look on after winning the Ryder Cup played at The Belfry Golf Club Photograph: Getty

1987: Ballesteros and Jacklin celebrate the win for Europe in the Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village in Columbus, USA Photograph: Simon Bruty/Getty

1988: Ballesteros holds aloft the Claret Jug after winning The Open played at Royal Lytham again Photograph: David Cannon/Getty

1989: Seve plays his ball out of Rae's Creek on the 13th hole during the Masters at Augusta Photograph: David Cannon/Getty

1995: A tearful Ballesteros hugs Nick Faldo as Europe win the 1995 Ryder cup at the Oakhill Country Club, Rochester, USA Photograph: Rex Features

1997: Ballesteros celebrates yet another Ryder Cup victory, this time as team captain on home turf at Valderrama Golf Club, Spain Photograph: Chris Turvey/ EMPICS

2002: Seve's tatoo and shirt logo of him pumping his fist after winning the 1984 Open, the iconic moment of his career Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty

2002: Ballesteros announces the second Biennial Seve Trophy. The three-day event named in honour of the Spanish golfer features teams of 10 players between Britain and Ireland and the Continent of Europe Photograph: Chris Bacon/Press Association

2007: Ballesteros announces his retirement from golf at a press conference at Carnoustie before the Open Photograph: Ian Stewart /EPA