Thousands Attend Seve’s Funeral

The funeral of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros took place in his Spanish home village of Pedreña on Wednesday. Ryder Cup captains Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal were part of the procession led by the Ballesteros family to their local San Pedro church.

Ballesteros died May 7. His body was cremated at an undisclosed location in the village, with his ashes scattered at his home estate.

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Montgomerie and Faldo have added their names to the campaign to have the image of the late Ballesteros on the European Tour logo.

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Ernie Els followed the trail of South African idol Gary Player by winning tournaments all over the world, a journey that took him all the way to the World Golf Hall of Fame last week.

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Rory McIlroy is in no hurry to replace troubled sponsor Lough Erne just yet. The luxury Co Fermanagh golf resort went into administration this week with debts estimated at around € 30 million.

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The PGA Tour and Northern Trust an-
nounced last week a four-year sponsorship
extension for the Northern Trust Open at
Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles through
2016. Northern Trust’s original five-year agree-
ment expires after the 2012 tournament.

Daily Grounds tickets for Friday, June 17 at the 2011 U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club (Bethesda, Md.) are sold out. A limited number of tickets remain, including daily Grounds, Trophy Club and 1895 Club tickets for Thursday’s first round and June 13-15 practice rounds. Prices start at $50 for practice round tickets and range up to $370 for 1895 Club tickets on Thursday.

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Tickets are on sale for the 2011 Walker Cup Match at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club Sept. 10-11. Daily tickets cost £ 25 for adults and £ 10 for juveniles 16 and under.

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A second leading Eng-
lish amateur has turned
professional only three or
four months before the
Walker Cup match at Royal
Aberdeen Golf Club. Eddie
Pepperell, winner of the
Portuguese Amateur In-
ternational title earlier this
year, announced last week that he was turning
pro immediately. Now comes the news that
Laurie Canter has turned his back on the pros-
pect of a place in the Great Britain and Ireland
team to play the United States.

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