It's Absolutely Preposterous That Jose Maria Olazabal Would Play In The Masters Without Swinging A Golf Club For 4-Months And It's Even More Insane That He Made The Cut

They just said it on the broadcast and I'm circling back because I legit cannot believe my ears and eyes. Btw this is the 2nd time I've circled back today and I'm reminding you again that I love a good circle back. 

In this case, we're talking Jose Maria Olazabal. Masters champ in '94 and '99. One of the greatest European Tour golfers all time with 23 career wins. And for context on how long it's been since he's been competitive: he captained Europe's Ryder Cup team NINE YEARS AGO. He's been a hall of famer for over a decade. This guy should be poolside right now having some kind of pharmaceutical cream massaged into his body.

I'm not saying he's not getting rubbed down right now but you know what I'm saying. Instead he's +2 and waking up on Saturday for more golf, which is fucking incredible if the story told on the broadcast is true.

Paraphrasing/Summarizing - Jose Maria Olazabal said at the Champions dinner he hadn't played golf since November. Hadn't swung a club or been on a course. First time he had a club in his hand again was this week at the Masters. He's +2 going into tomorrow morning.

It's preposterous a 55 year-old hasn't picked up a club since November then shot 75-71 at Augusta National in these conditions. They should make an extra green jacket for accomplishments of this nature.

Even more impressive is that he really just had a tough front 9. Just needed to get the 4-month rust off his clubs. Since then he's been moving around the course just fine and is poised for a great dinner tonight. Imagine how good that steak is going to taste knowing you still got it. 55 and no longer playing but you still fucking got it. Has to be the best feeling in the world. Get the man a beef.