<p>The five-times major winner, 54, had surgery on the tumour in late 2008 followed by a course of chemotherapy and had been recuperating at his home in northern Spain. <br /><br />“The family will provide information on his state of health when more news becomes available,” said a statement on the player's personal website (www.seveballesteros.com). <br />His family also expressed their thanks for the support they had received and added that any updates would be published on the website. <br /><br />Ballesteros had four operations to remove the tumour following his collapse at Madrid airport in October 2008.<br /><br />He appeared in public for the first time following the surgery in May 2009 when he went to watch local football team Racing Santander and was given a standing ovation. <br />Regarded by many as golf's greatest shot-maker, Ballesteros won 87 titles worldwide, 50 of them on the European Tour. <br /><br />A winner of three British Opens and two Masters titles, he also helped revive Europe's fortunes in the biennial Ryder Cup team competition.</p>
<p>The five-times major winner, 54, had surgery on the tumour in late 2008 followed by a course of chemotherapy and had been recuperating at his home in northern Spain. <br /><br />“The family will provide information on his state of health when more news becomes available,” said a statement on the player's personal website (www.seveballesteros.com). <br />His family also expressed their thanks for the support they had received and added that any updates would be published on the website. <br /><br />Ballesteros had four operations to remove the tumour following his collapse at Madrid airport in October 2008.<br /><br />He appeared in public for the first time following the surgery in May 2009 when he went to watch local football team Racing Santander and was given a standing ovation. <br />Regarded by many as golf's greatest shot-maker, Ballesteros won 87 titles worldwide, 50 of them on the European Tour. <br /><br />A winner of three British Opens and two Masters titles, he also helped revive Europe's fortunes in the biennial Ryder Cup team competition.</p>