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 How a doomsday AI hypothetical contributed to massive market drop. Martin Short's daughter dies by suicide at 42. Hilary Duff speaks on former co-star's death. Doctor who appears in Epstein files steps back from CBS. Report an error