Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1979, 1983, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied, cup retained), 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners), 1997 (winners – non-playing captain) World Cup (representing Spain): 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977 (winners), 1991 Double Diamond International: 1975 (Rest of the World), 1976 (Continental Europe), 1977 (Continental Europe) Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980 Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1985, 1986, 1988 Seve Trophy (representing continental Europe): 2000 (winners - playing captain), 2002 (playing captain), 2003 (playing captain), 2005 (non-playing captain), 2007 (non-playing captain) Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners – non-playing captain), 2007 (winners – non-playing captain) Equipment Ballesteros used Ping putters consistently throughout his career and has more golden clubs for wins in the Ping Gold Putter Vault than any other player. See also List of golfers with most European Tour wins List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins List of men's major championships winning golfers List of golf course architects Notes and references External links Seve Ballesteros profile at Golf Legends Official Seve Ballesteros Foundation homepage Official home page for the Seve Ballesteros Golf Academy The Economist Obituary New York Times Obituary Los Angeles Times Obituary The Guardian Obituary Spanish male golfers Golfers from Cantabria European Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Winners of men's major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golf course architects BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year winners BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award recipients People from Trasmiera Deaths from brain cancer in Spain 1957 births 2011 deaths