José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal Manterola (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾia olaˈθaβal manteˈɾola], Basque: [olas̻abal]; born 5 February 1966) is a Spanish professional golfer from the Basque Country, Spain, who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships, both at The Masters.
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Olazábal in 2009 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | José María Olazábal Manterola | ||||||
| Nickname | Ollie | ||||||
| Born | 5 February 1966 Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality | Spain | ||||||
| Residence | Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| Turned professional | 1985 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour PGA Tour European Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 30 | ||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (17 March 1991) | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| PGA Tour | 6 | ||||||
| European Tour | 23 (9th all time) | ||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 1994, 1999 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T4: 2000 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T8: 1990, 1991 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | 3rd/T3: 1992, 2005 | ||||||
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In 2012 he captained Europe's Ryder Cup team to a narrow victory over the US, which seemed improbable at the start of the final day's play when the Europeans trailed 10–6. They came back to win 14½–13½.
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