the greatest ever Ryder Cup comeback with the European team eventually winning by 14½ points to 13½. Olazábal was very emotional with the win, saying in an interview that that was his number one happiest golf moment and happiest moment of his life. The win was inspired by his late friend Seve Ballesteros, to whom he dedicated the win. He confirmed afterwards that he would not consider himself for captaincy in the next Ryder Cup. Olazábal holds the world record distance for a completed putt. During the 1999 European Ryder Cup team's Concorde flight to the United States, he holed a putt which travelled the full length of the cabin. The ball was in motion for 26.17s, during which time the Concorde, at 1,270 mph, traveled 9.232 miles, beating U.S. golfer Brad Faxon's previous record of 8.5 miles, set in 1997. Olazábal was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2009 with 56% of the vote on the international ballot. On 19 June 2013, Olazábal was presented with Spain's most prestigious sporting honor, the Prince of Asturias Award in recognition of his accomplishments as a player and leader of the 2012 Ryder Cup team. He is only the second golfer to be honored since the awards were launched in 1987; Seve Ballesteros was honored in 1989. Amateur wins 1983 Italian Open Amateur Championship, Spanish Open Amateur Championship, Boys Amateur Championship 1984 The Amateur Championship, Belgian International Youths Championship, Spanish Open Amateur Championship 1985 British Youths Open Amateur Championship Professional wins (30) PGA Tour wins (6) PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) European Tour wins (23) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour European Tour playoff record (2–2) Japan Golf Tour wins (2) *Note: The 1989 Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. Other wins (1) Major championships Wins (2) Results timeline Results not in chronological order in 2020. LA = Low amateur WD = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 9 (1994 Open Championship – 1997 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice) Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Results in World Golf Championships 1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match