Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Olazabal Bunkered by Sheriff


He is the man who is due to lead Europe in the Ryder Cup later this year.

But Jose Maria Olazabal looks far from captain material in this police mugshot after being stopped for speeding.

The 46-year-old Spaniard was stopped in Effingham County, Georgia, on Monday morning - the day after the finale of The Masters at Augusta National.

According to Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor, the two-time Masters champion was caught speeding at 97mph in a 65mph zone when he was stopped.

Olazabal apologised and claimed he was leaving Augusta and was on his way to another tournament.

He then followed an officer to the sheriff’s office and later paid a $621 cash bond before being released.

Olazabal won the Masters in 1994 and 1995, and will take charge of the European team when they face the United States in Medinah, Chicago this September.