Severiano Ballesteros Sota died in the early hours of May 7, 2011, at the age of 54, following a severe deterioration in his neurological condition due to brain cancer. His passing was confirmed by his older brother Baldomero at 2:10 am CEST. Tributes poured in from the golf world and beyond, with figures like Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood acknowledging his immense impact on the sport. A moment of silence was observed across major U.S. men's golf tours and at the Madrid Open tennis tournament. A funeral service, following his cremation, was held at the parish church of San Pedro in his home village of Pedreña, where his ashes were later scattered at his home estate. His legacy is remembered through the renaming of the European Tour Players' Player of the Year award to The Seve Ballesteros Award and the Cantabria airport to Seve Ballesteros – Santander Airport.