Ballesteros stable after fainting

Oct 6, 2008 - 6:11 PM MADRID, Spain (Ticker) -- Seve Ballesteros reportedly is in stable condition in a Madrid hospital after fainting Monday.

Spanish news agency EFE reported that Ballesteros, a five-time major champion who retired from competitive golf last summer after his 50th birthday, was undergoing tests.

In July 2007, Ballestros' nephew and manager, Ivan Ballesteros, announced that the two-time Masters champion had an irregular heartbeat, but that it was nothing too serious.

At the same time, Ballesteros issued a statement to reassure his "friends and admirers" around the world that he was doing "perfectly well."