In this May 18, 2007, file photo, Seve Ballesteros smiles before teeing off on the first hole during the Regions Charity Classic golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Hoover, Ala. 

Ballesteros died early Saturday, according to a statement on his website. The 54-year-old Spanish golf great had been resting at his home in Pedrena, northern Spain, after undergoing four operations to remove a brain tumor in late 2008. 
 

AP file photo by Rob Carr