José María Olazábal
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Olazábal at the 2025 Ryder Cup | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | José María Olazábal Manterola | ||||||
| Nickname | Ollie, Txema | ||||||
| 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 tours | 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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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. He has won 30 professional tournaments, including two major championships, both the 1994 and 1999 Masters Tournaments.
Olazábal played for Europe in seven Ryder Cups from 1987 to 2006. He also served as captain at the 2012 Ryder Cup, where the European team overcame a 10–6 deficit to win 14½–13½.