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Olazabal will not play in Masters

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Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal will not play in this year's Masters.

Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal will not play in the Masters Tournament for health reasons that have kept him from competing for an entire year.

He did not specify his health problems on Friday, only that tests show "some improvement."

"I am sorry to announce that I'm unable to attend this year as I am not feeling well," Olazabal said in a statement. "The Masters is very special to me, and walking up Magnolia Lane gives me a peace of mind like nowhere else."

The 50-year-old Spaniard won the Masters in 1994 and 1999. His second green jacket, which he won over Greg Norman, followed a debilitating ailment in his foot that he feared would end his career. Olazabal is in the World Golf Hall of Fame, and he was the winning Ryder Cup captain for Europe four years ago.

But he has not played a tournament since he shot 71 in the second round at the Masters a year ago and missed the cut.

"It's been very tough being at home these last few months doing nothing," Olazabal said. "Now I'm feeling better. I hit a bucket of balls every morning and spend 45 minutes on the putting green. I practice for about three hours. I don't set myself goals or dates. Time will tell."

Olazabal said he has regular tests that show improvement, "but the main thing is to get rid of pain."

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SLIDESHOW: Jose-Maria Olazabal

Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
Year	Place	Score	1	2	3	4	Money
2015	T77	+6	79	71			$ 10,000
2014	T34	+6	74	74	73	73	$ 48,600
2013	T50	+7	74	72	74	75	$ 19,480
2012	T65	+7	75	76			$ 10,000
2011	T82	+6	73	77			$ 10,000
2009	T51	+2	71	75			$ 10,000
2008	T71	+7	76	75			$ 10,000
2007	T44	+16	74	75	78	77	$ 22,533
2006	T3	-4	76	71	71	66	$ 315,700
2005	T74	+9	77	76			$ 5,000
2004	30	+6	71	69	79	75	$ 46,150
2003	T8	E	73	71	71	73	$ 162,000
2002	4	-7	70	69	71	71	$ 268,800
2001	T15	-7	70	68	71	72	$ 95,200
2000	T58	+5	72	77			$ 5,000
1999	1	-8	70	66	73	71	$ 720,000
1998	T12	-2	70	73	71	72	$ 64,800
1997	T12	-1	71	70	74	72	$ 52,920
1995	T14	-4	66	74	72	72	$ 39,600
1994	1	-9	74	67	69	69	$ 360,000
1993	T7	-4	70	72	74	68	$ 54,850
1992	T42	-1	76	69	72	70	$ 5,450
1991	2	-11	68	70	69	70	$ 145,800
1990	13	-1	72	73	68	74	$ 26,300
1989	T8	E	77	73	70	68	$ 32,200
1987	T65	+10	79	75			$ 1,500
1985	T71	+13	81	76			$ 0

Olazabal will not play in Masters

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