Miguel Angel Jiménez
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Miguel Angel Jiménez (born January 5, 1964) is a Spanish golfer.
Jiménez first played on the European Tour in 1988 and improved steadily over the next few seasons. His first win on the tour came at the Piaget Belgian Open in 1992. During a fairly up and down career he has so far had three main periods of success. In 1994 he finished fifth on the European Tour Order of Merit. After some weaker seasons he bounced back in 1998 and 1999, finishing fourth on the Order of Merit in consecutive years and winning four tournaments including the prestigious Volvo Masters. In 1999 he also came second in the WGC-American Express Championship, which is one of the elite World Golf Championships events, and made his Ryder Cup debut. In 2004 he once again bounced back from some modest seasons, notching up another fourth place finish on the Order of Merit, and winning four European Tour events, which was more than any other player. He maintained his form into 2005, winning the Omega Hong Kong Open, which is a European Tour event, and the Celtic Manor Wales Open. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
[edit] European Tour wins
- 1992 Piaget Belgian Open
- 1994 Heineken Dutch Open
- 1998 Turespana Masters Open Baleares, Trophee Lancome
- 1999 Turespana Masters - Open Andalucia, Volvo Masters
- 2003 Turespana Mallorca Classic
- 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic, Algarve Open de Portugal, BMW Asian Open, BMW International Open
- 2005 Omega Hong Kong Open, Celtic Manor Wales Open
[edit] Other wins
- 1988 Open de L'inforatique (France)
- 1989 Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Xonia Wunach-Ruiz)
- 1999 Oki Telepizza-Olivia Nova
[edit] Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1999, 2004 (winners)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (winners), 2000 (winners)
- World Cup (representing Spain): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
- The Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners), 2002, 2003, 2005
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Profile on the European Tour's official site
- Golf Stars Online - links to features and profiles