Overview
- Authorities in Marina de Cudeyo say all indications point to a robbery, with Policía Local and the Guardia Civil leading the inquiry.
- The municipality reported the disappearance Monday afternoon and asked residents to report suspicious movements from the previous 24 hours to security forces.
- The piece is a bronze, roughly 100-kilogram sculpture created in 2009 by Salvador García Ceballos.
- Installed permanently in 2017 near the Pedreña golf club, it depicts Ballesteros’s winning gesture from the 1984 Open at St Andrews.
- Mayor Pedro Pérez voiced indignation over the loss of a prized municipal asset, and Ballesteros’s son Javier expressed hope it will be found.