SEVE CHARITY GETS PAST CHAMPIONS PRIZE
Published: 13th Jul 2010
POPULAR past Open Champion Seve Ballesteros may have missed out on his longed-for return to the Home of Golf for this week's championship, but he didn't miss out on the Past Champions' Challenge. Yesterday's foul weather meant none of the champs made it out onto the Old Course for their historic 150th anniversary four holes.
The Spaniard who has been battling brain cancer, had planned to attend the 150th Anniversary Open Championship and intended to play in the Champions’ Challenge. He was advised by his doctors against making the trip to St Andrews. However his disappointment will no doubt have been slightly tempered by the news that event organisers, The R&A donated the Open Champions' Challenge prize fund of £50,000 to his 'Seve Ballesteros Foundation'.
The prize was due to be awarded to the winning team in the Champions' Challenge, but the adverse weather conditions meant it didn't go ahead.
On Tuesday night, at the Champions Dinner, when a message from Seve was relayed, the Past Champions who were due to compete in Wednesday’s event agreed that the winning team would award the prize money to Seve’s charity. The R&A had made the sum available for the team of Champions that won the Challenge to give to a charity of their choice.
The Seve Ballesteros Foundation aims to channel funds into ongoing research, particularly into brain cancer, the condition with which Ballesteros was diagnosed in October 2008. It also aims to support young golfers with limited economic resources to develop their career in the game.
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