Sports | golf Ballesteros Has More Surgery Golf giant undergoes fourth brain operation By Nick McMaster Posted Dec 2, 2008 4:13 PM CST Copied In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, file photo, Continental Europe captain Seve Ballesteros is shown at The Heritage, Killenard, Ireland. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Seve Ballesteros is back in the hospital recovering from a fourth brain surgery, the BBC reports. The golf legend underwent a procedure in Madrid to drain fluid from his brain following the removal of a malignant tumor in October. The operation is an apparent medical setback for Ballesteros, 51, who had been allowed to return home last month. Read These Next Salesforce CEO's ICE joke leaves employees fuming. A federal judge backed Mark Kelly in his fight against Pete Hegseth. Elon Musk responds to the mass exodus at xAI. Trump no longer has to worry about Gallup approval polls. Report an error