At Golf Santa Marina, the only 18-hole course in Cantabria designed by our beloved Seve Ballesteros, we continue to celebrate the legacy of the great golf master, born in our land. On this occasion, we want to share a piece of news that makes all the lovers of this sport proud and that reinforces the links of our community with its history.
Rory McIlroy, one of the great figures of world golf, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Seve Ballesteros Award’, which recognises the European Tour Player of the Year 2024. This award, named after our iconic Seve, has a special significance, as McIlroy himself expressed:
‘The Seve Ballesteros Award is special because your peers vote. They are the ones who have been out on the course with me competing. So to receive their vote has a very special meaning.
The award was presented by Javier Ballesteros, Seve’s eldest son, who on behalf of his family expressed his joy:
‘My brothers and I are very happy to have presented Rory with the Seve Ballesteros Award as European Tour Player of the Year 2024.’
At Golf Santa Marina we are thrilled to see how Seve Ballesteros’ legacy lives on and continues to inspire players around the world. For us, every day at our course is an opportunity to remember the genius who designed this unique course, located in the beautiful Cantabrian land he loved so much.
We congratulate Rory McIlroy for this well-deserved recognition and thank the Ballesteros family for keeping the essence of Seve alive in every corner of world golf.