Ángel Miguel

Ángel Miguel
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Ángel Miguel
Born 27 December 1929
Madrid, Spain
Died 13 April 2009 (aged 79)
Marbella, Spain
Nationality  Spain
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 23
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T25: 1959
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship 4th: 1957
PGA Championship DNP

Ángel Miguel (27 December 1929 – 13 April 2009) was a Spanish professional golfer. He is often regarded as one of the pioneers of golf in Spain.[1]

Miguel was born in Madrid. He won 12 major tournaments around the world during the 1950s and 60s, including the Spanish Open in 1961 and 1964, the French Open in 1956 and the Portuguese Open on three occasions. He also won the Spanish Professionals Championship a record six times.

Miguel represented his country in the Canada Cup on nine occasions. He claimed the individual honours in 1958, and also finished as runners-up in the team event partnered by his brother Sebastián, who also had a successful professional career.[2]

Miguel performed well in The Open Championship, twice finishing in the top ten, with a best of 4th place in 1957. In the 1961 Open he tied for 14th alongside his brother. He also played in the U.S. Masters several times, but only made the halfway cut once, in 1959, when he went on to finish in a tie for 25th place.

Professional wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP T25 CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T13 4 29 T38 T16 T14 DNP DNP T8 CUT

Note: Miguel never played in the U.S. Open nor the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

References

  1. ↑ Arribas, Carlos (14 April 2009). "Ángel Miguel, pionero del golf en España". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. ↑ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.