Olazabal biography

15 Things You Didn't Know About Jose Maria Olazabal

Jose Maria Olazabal is one of the very few golfers to have won The Masters twice, achieving the feat in 1994 and 1999. But by no means are they the only milestones in his career.

Let's take a look at 15 things you didn't know about the Spaniard.

15 Things You Didn't Know About Jose Maria Olazabal

1. He was born in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain on the 5th of February, 1966. The day before, Real Golf Club de San Sebastian opened right next to the family home.

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Olazabal's grandfather, father and mother all worked at the club so he spent a lot of time there as a child.

3. He hit his first golf ball aged 2 and started playing full rounds at six years old.

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His career was nearly cut short after considerable back and foot pain. At its worst he could barely walk and he was forced to withdraw from the 1995 Ryder Cup as his condition worsened after a series of misdiagnoses.

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In 1984 he beat Colin Montgomerie in the ch