The officials running the Volvo Masters at Valderrama two weeks from now are trying to come up with the best possible way to honor Spain's favorite son, Seve Ballesteros, during this event which marks the end of the golfing season. Ballesteros is awaiting the results of a biopsy done on a tumor in his brain, and this is inspiring golf officials to create a brief interlude at some point during the tournament days in order to honor the Spaniard who made a real name for himself over several decades of golfing. If they do not do something during the tournament, another possibility which has been mentioned is to create a Seve Ballesteros US University scholarship program for gifted young compatriots who want to combine golf with their education.
The latter of the two suggestions, while a touching gesture, is something that is sure to strike a chord with Ballesteros because of his own personal thoughts on mixing education with golf. When he announced that he would be retiring from the game of golf in 2007, he revealed that he had deep regret for giving up his teenage years to golf. He expressed wanting his own children to complete their educations, and recommended the same for other young golfers who wanted to go further in life.
Many who have tried to visit Seve Ballesteros over the past few days have been turned away, including Miguel Angel Jimenez. His brothers, who have been fiercely protective of him since he was diagnosed with his brain tumor, are keeping a close watch on him at all times. Jose Maria Olazabal, however, is one of only a handful of non family members who have been granted access to visit Ballesteros in the hospital. Olazabal partnered with Ballesteros in the Ryder Cup for a total of 11 ½ points out of a possible 15. Like Seve's family, Olazabal is calling for everyone to give Seve the space that he needs right now.
Jose Maria Olazabal was quoted as asking people to be patient, as well as to simply allow for things to happen in their own time while respecting Seve's privacy, according to his manager Sergio Gomez. He has also specifically asked that no one elaborate on Seve's condition until the results of the biopsy have been revealed. What Olazabal was willing to reveal, however, was that during his visit he and Seve had chatted about golf memories and life in general for at least a good hour. He also saw fit to mention that Seve had looked to be in the best of spirits and full of life, except for the natural worries about the tumor and the operation that would be necessary to remove it.
On October 15, it was announced that Seve Ballesteros had undergone a twelve hour operation to remove a sizable amount of the tumor from his brain. Ballesteros is in stable condition following the operation, in which there were no complications. It will be several days until the status of the tumor is known, and before a decision can be made regarding where to proceed from there.
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