Euro stars’ delight for Olly

TRIPLE Major-winning Pádraig Harrington has led a chorus of praise following the appointment of Jose Maria Olazabal as the 2012 European Ryder Cup captain.

As expected, Olazabal was confirmed as captain at a press conference yesterday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, the venue for this week’s HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.

The 44-year old Spaniard is a veteran of seven Ryder Cups and was vice-captain to Nick Faldo in 2008 while he was a late inclusion into Colin Montgomerie’s backroom team which won in Wales.

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