MADRID 3 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish golfer José María Olazábal, a double winner of Augusta’s masters and considered one of the great national referents of this sports, has joined the organization chart of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) as an advisor.
As reported on Monday, the RFEG, the incorporation of the Basque player is a “flag bearer” initiative its new president, Juan Guerrero-Burgos, who considers that Olazábal “represents the values of golf, work, effort, constancy, humility, Respect for the rules. “
“For all these things and many more their advice constitutes a great honor for our sport. The new generations of Spanish golfers, without a doubt of a very prominent quality, can learn a lot from their experience,” added the federative leader.
The RFEG pointed out that, “apart from other issues that may arise in the future”, the main objective of advice of the winner in Augusta in 1994 and 1998 and remembered captain of the European team of the Ryder CUP of 2012, will focus on the PRO Spain Team program, in charge of facilitating the transit of amateur golfers to the professional field, national teams and the Blume de Golf National School, an institution with 35 years of history through which great golfers have passed as is the case of Vizcaíno Jon Rahm
“When the Royal Spanish Golf Federation proposed the possibility of collaborating with the Pro Spain Team, the National Teams and the National School Blume, in order to motivate and inspire all of them to achieve the highest possible levels, I did not hesitate to Accept the opportunity.
In addition to its two green jackets, Olazabal, who will turn 59 on Wednesday, got about thirty victories in various professional tournaments of the highest level and, apart from captaining Europe in the epic victory in the Ryder Cup of 2012 in Medinah (United States), worked a great career in team competition, with three other wins as a player and forming a great couple with the late Severian Ballesteros, with whom he achieved 11 wins in 13 games. Member of the Golf Hall of Fame since 2009, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias de los Deportes Award in 2013.