Olé, Olé, as Olly on ticket to Ryder

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL took a big leap towards a seventh Ryder Cup cap by ending more than three and a half years without a victory at the Mallorca Classic yesterday.

The 39-year-old, only one ahead overnight, charged four clear with a superb front nine of 31, stretched that to six after 11 holes and ended up taking the £170,744 first prize by five shots.

Olazabal, who took added satisfaction from the fact he is in the process of re-designing the Pula course, finished with a round of 66 for a 10-under-par total of 270.