José María Olazábal -- Captain
| CAPTAIN INFORMATION |
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| Age: 46 |
| Hometown: Fuenterrabia, Spain |
| Birthplace: Fuenterrabia, Spain |
| Birthdate: February 5, 1966 |
| Turned Professional: 1985 |
| RYDER CUP EXPERIENCE |
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| Years Played: 1987 (winners), 89, 91, 93, 97 (winners), 99, 06 (winners), 08 (Vice Captain), 10 (Vice Captain), 12 (Captain) |
| Total Matches: 31 |
| Career Ryder Cup Record (W-L-H): 18-8-5 |
| Singles (W-L-H): 2-4-1 |
| Foursomes (W-L-H): 7-2-1 |
| Fourballs (W-L-H): 9-2-3 |
| Total Points Won: 20 1/2 |
| Total Points Won Point %: 66 |
| RYDER CUP RESULTS |
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| 1987: Muirfield Village |
| USA 13 Europe 15 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Nelson/Stewart (1 hole) |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Strange/Kite (2 and 1) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Crenshaw/Stewart (1 hole) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros lost to Sutton/Mize (2 and 1) |
| Singles: Olazábal lost to Stewart (2 holes) |
| 1989: The Belfry |
| Europe 14 USA 14 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros halved with Watson/Beck |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Watson/O’Meara (6 and 5) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Kite/Strange (1 hole) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Calcavecchia/Green (4 and 2) |
| Singles: Olazábal beat Stewart (1 hole) |
| 1991: Kiawah Island |
| USA 14½ Europe 13½ |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Azinger/Beck (2 and 1) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Azinger/Beck (2 and 1) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Couples/Floyd (3 and 2) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros halved with Couples/Stewart |
| Singles: Olazábal lost to Azinger (2 holes) |
| 1993: The Belfry |
| Europe 13 USA 15 |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros lost to Kite/Love III (2 and 1) |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Love III/Kite (4 and 3) |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Olazábal/Ballesteros beat Love III/Kite (2 and 1) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Haeggman lost to Floyd/Stewart (2 and 1) |
| Singles: Olazábal lost to Floyd (2 holes) |
| 1997: Club de Golfe Valderrama |
| Europe 14½ USA 13½ |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Olazábal/Rocca beat Love III/Mickelson (1 hole) |
| Day 1 Foursomes: Olazábal/Rocca lost to Hoch/Janzen (1 hole) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Garrido halved with Mickelson/Lehman |
| Day 2 Foursomes: Olazábal/Rocca beat Couples/Love III (5 and 4) |
| Singles: Olazábal lost to Janzen (1 hole) |
| 1999: The Country Club |
| USA 14½ Europe 13½ |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Olazábal/Jiménez beat Sutton/Maggert (2 and 1) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Olazábal/Jiménez halved with Leonard/Sutton |
| Singles: Olazábal halved with Leonard |
| 2006: The K Club |
| Europe 18½ USA 9½ |
| Day 1 Fourballs: Garcia/Olazábal beat Toms/Wetterich (3 and 2) |
| Day 2 Fourballs: Garcia/Olazábal beat Mickelson/DiMarco (3 and 2) |
| Singles: Olazábal beat Mickelson (2 and 1) |
| CAPTAIN NOTES |
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*Shares with Ian Woosnam the record for most fourball points with 10½. Partnership alongside Seve Ballesteros. *Formed the most successful partnership in Ryder Cup history. *Their record reads: Played 15, Won 11, Lost 2, Halved 2, Points 12. *The partnership played in 15consecutive foursome and fourball matches, beginning with the day one foursomes of 1987 and ending with the day two foursomes in 1993. *In 1987 they won three out of four matches together. In both the 1989 and 1991 Matches the duo also claimed three and a half points out of a possible four. Their partnership ended in 1993 with two points from their three games. |
| CAREER VICTORIES |
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EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE VICTORIES: Total 23 1986 Ebel European Masters – Swiss Open, Sanyo Open 1988 Volvo Belgian Open, German Masters 1989 Tenerife Open, KLM Dutch Open (play-off) 1990 Benson and Hedges International Open, Carrolls Irish Open, Trophée Lancôme 1991 Open Catalonia, Epson Grand Prix of Europe 1992 Turespaña Open de Tenerife, Open Mediterrania 1994 Turespaña Open Mediterrania (play-off), Masters Tournament, Volvo PGA Championship 1997 Turespaña Masters 1998 Dubai Desert Classic 1999 Masters Tournament 2000 Benson and Hedges International Open 2001 Novotel Perrier Open de France 2002 Omega Hong Kong Open 2005 Mallorca Classic EUROPEAN TOUR APPROVED SPECIAL EVENTS VICTORIES: Total 1 1995 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with Seve Ballesteros) |
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INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT VICTORIES: Total 6 1989 Visa Taiheiyo Masters (JPN) 1990 NEC World Series of Golf (USA), Visa Taiheiyo Masters (JPN) 1991 The International (USA) 1994 NEC World Series of Golf (USA) 2002 Buick Invitational (USA) |
| OTHER PROFESSIONAL MATCH PLAY PERFORMANCES |
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| Seve Trophy 2000 (winners), 02, 03, 05 (Captain) |
| Royal Trophy 2009 (Captain) |