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José Maria Olazábal has twice won the green jacket and is back for another go at the Masters.
The Spaniard first conquered Augusta National in 1994, and did so again in 1999. He’s seen his game slip in the last five years, failing to record a weekend finish since his T44 in 2007. With a reputation for his touch on and around the undulating greens, he is now known to mentor his younger countrymen in practice rounds as was the case with Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and Alvaro Quiros in 2012. Apr 8 - 10:10 PM
Source: Masters.com

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Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal is paired with Branden Grace and Matt Dobyns for the first two rounds of next week's PGA Championship.

The threesome is scheduled to go off the 10th tee at 7:50 a.m. ET on Thursday. Their second-round tee time on Friday is 1:00 p.m. on the first tee. Olazabal will be making his 21st start in the season's final major. He hasn't cracked the top 35 since a T4 in 2000. Since we last checked in on the Spaniard, Rotoworld has learned that he no longer has a Major Medical Extension on the PGA TOUR due to his regular schedule abroad, primarily on his home circuit of the European Tour.
Source: GolfChannel.com
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 05:54:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

At 8-over-par 77-73=150, Jose Maria Olazabal will miss the cut at the RBC Heritage.

The news pales in comparison to his recent arrest in Georgia for driving 97 mph in a 65-mph zone. That was on Monday afternoon. In two rounds at Harbour Town, he hit just 14 greens and buried three birdies, not enough to offset five bogeys and three doubles. This leaves him with 10 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $527,916 and retain status.
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 06:30:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal completed 36 holes of the Masters in 7-over-par 76-75=151 and will miss the cut.

He split 17 (of 28) fairways but found only 17 greens over two rounds. So, while he circled an eagle and three birdies, he also swallowed eight bogey and two doubles. This leaves him with 11 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $527,916 and retain status.
Fri, Apr 6, 2012 04:45:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal completed The Honda Classic in 12-over-par 292 to finish alone in 74th place.

Ollie survived his second cut in as many starts on the PGA TOUR this year, but finished third-from-last at PGA National due to a 74-78 weekend. He banked $10,944, leaving him with 12 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $527,916 and retain status.
Sun, Mar 4, 2012 06:09:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shared 63rd place at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at 4-over-par 72-72-74-70=288.

In his first appearance at the tournament, the Spaniard ranked second-to-last in fairways hit (24 of 56) and last in greens in regulation (36 of 72), but he checked in at seventh in putting (1.667). The $7,733.00 paycheck is his first on the PGA TOUR since last year's Reno-Tahoe Open. He now has 13 starts remaining on his Major Medical Extension to earn $538,860 and retain status. He's scheduled to make his debut at the Honda Classic on Thursday.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 07:15:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal has 14 starts remaining on his Major Medical Extension to earn $546,593 and retain status.

This is for housecleaning purposes only. Ollie hasn't played the PGA TOUR full-time since 2007, and don't expect that to change this year even though he made 22 starts worldwide in 2011. He'll likely make his annual trip to Augusta National for the Masters where he's exempt, but his schedule will grow busy as the days count down to the Ryder Cup where he's Europe's captain. Olazabal will turn 46 years of age in February.
Sun, Jan 1, 2012 08:36:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shot 16-over-par 78-78=156 at the PGA Championship, and will miss the cut.

The Spaniard managed four birdies, but came nowhere near offsetting 14 bogeys and three doubles. He's now 1-for-6 on the PGA TOUR this year, leaving him with 14 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $546,593 and retain status.
Fri, Aug 12, 2011 02:47:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shot even-par 72-73-68-75=288 at the Reno-Tahoe Open to share 63rd place with three others.

Ollie made the cut on the number to secure his first paycheck on the PGA TOUR since the St. Jude Classic in June 2009. That was his last of four starts on the circuit that year, and he sat out all of 2010 with chronic rheumatism and tendinitis. The RTO was his fifth start this year, and he'll be teeing it up outside Atlanta for next week's PGA Championship as well. The Spaniard earned $6,330.00 in Nevada, leaving him with 15 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $546,593 and retain status.
Source: PGA.com
Sun, Aug 7, 2011 09:38:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal arrived at the halfway point of The Greenbrier Classic in 6-over-par 73-73=146, and will miss the cut.

The Spaniard split 11 (of 14) fairways in each round, but managed only nine greens in each. He's no longer a full-timer on the PGA TOUR, but he still has 16 starts remaining on a Major Medical Extension to earn $552,923 and retain status.
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 01:32:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shot 6-over-par 74-72=146 at the RBC Canadian Open, and will miss the cut.

This is just his third start on the PGA TOUR this year, but he's missed the cut in all of them. The Spaniard missed 22 greens in regulation, so that he had only seven bogeys and a double speaks to his timeless short game. Nevertheless, it leaves him with 17 starts on a Major Medical Extension to earn $552,923 and retain status. He'll try again at next week's Greenbrier Classic.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 08:58:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Joe Maria Olazabel withdrew on Monday from the FedEx St. Jude Classic.

Olazabel has played in only two events on this year's TOUR and he still is looking for his first made cut of the season.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mon, Jun 6, 2011 01:28:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal was removed from the published field of this week's Memorial.

It would have been his third appearance on the PGA TOUR this year. Instead, he'll sit on 18 starts remaining on his Major Medical Extension to earn $559,923 and retain status.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Mon, May 30, 2011 09:57:00 AM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shot 6-over-par 73-77=150 at the 75th edition of the Masters, and will miss the cut.

The two-time winner of this event hit just 22 greens and still needed 63 putts this week, leading to his third straight missed cut at Augusta National. This leaves him with 18 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $552,923 and retain status. Do not expect a regular schedule in America.
Fri, Apr 8, 2011 05:35:00 PM
Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal shot 16-over-par 77-83=160 in his first two rounds of the Shell Houston Open, and will miss the cut.

Ollie hit just 19 greens and still needed a whopping 60 putts this week. He managed just two birdies. It's the Spaniard's first appearance on the PGA TOUR since the the 2009 St. Jude Classic, and leaves him with 19 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $552,923 and retain status. He'll try again at next week's Masters, where he's a two-time winner.
Source: Masters.com
Fri, Apr 1, 2011 07:00:00 PM