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Seve Ballesteros Statue Missing From Hometown as Police Investigate Suspected Theft

An investigation is underway with authorities treating the disappearance as likely theft.

Overview

  • The Marina de Cudeyo Town Council confirmed the statue’s disappearance on social media, calling it an unfortunate event.
  • Municipal police said the life-size bronze sculpture vanished over the weekend from La Barquería Park in Pedrena and remains missing.
  • Officers are working to identify those responsible and to recover the monument.
  • The council urged residents to report any suspicious activity to police, especially observations from the past 24 hours.
  • Created in 2009 by sculptor Salvador García Ceballos and permanently installed in 2017, the statue depicts Ballesteros’ 1984 Open triumph at St Andrews.