Miguel Ángel Jiménez
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| Personnel | |
| Nation: |
 Spain
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| Nickname: | The Mechanic |
| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1982 |
| Current tour: | European Tour , PGA Tour Champions |
| Tournament wins: | 31 |
| Major wins : | 2 senior majors (2018) |
Miguel Ángel Jiménez (born January 5, 1964 in Málaga ) is a Spanish professional golfer . Because of his extremely even style of play, his teammates also call him "The Mechanic".
Career
Jiménez started on the European Tour in 1988 and steadily improved over the next few seasons. In 1992 he won his first victory at the Piaget Belgian Open . In the course of his eventful career he had three periods of success. 1994 with the 5th place in the money list European Tour Order of Merit , then again in 1998 and 1999, both years Jiménez was 4th in the Order of Merit with four tournament victories including the highly endowed final tournament, the Volvo Masters and a 2nd place in the WGC -American Express Championship , a World Golf Championships event, as well as its Ryder Cup debut. And finally, after a few mediocre seasons, the Spaniard came in 2004 with a fourth place in the money list and four more tournament wins, most of them this year. Jiménez also kept his form in 2005 with wins at the Hong Kong Open and the Celtic Manor Wales Open . Further tournament victories followed in the 2008 and 2010 seasons.
Jiménez was seriously injured over the Christmas holidays of 2012. The professional golfer broke his shin in a skiing accident in the Spanish Sierra Nevada and had to take a break for several months. In May 2013 he played his 600th tournament on the European Tour at the BMW PGA Championship .
He celebrated his debut at the Champions Tour in April 2014 with a tournament victory.
In May 2014 he won the Open de España and is still the oldest winner (50 years, 133 days) on the European Tour, having set this record earlier (2012 and 2013).
In his private life Jiménez loves fast cars, especially Ferraris, Rioja red wine and fine cigars, although sometimes, just like Darren Clarke , he smokes one during the round. He has two sons from his marriage to Montserrat Bravo Ramírez in 1991. He has been married to the Austrian Susanne Styblo since May 2014. The couple now have their joint residence in Vienna .
European Tour Wins (21)
- 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 (also Asian Tour ), Celtic Manor Wales Open
- 2008 UBS Hong Kong Open (took place in Nov. 2007, but belongs to the 2008 season. Joint event with the Asian Tour 2007), BMW PGA Championship
- 2010 Omega Dubai Desert Classic , Open de France , Omega European Masters
- 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open (also Asian Tour)
- 2013 Hong Kong Open (took place in Dec. 2013, but belongs to the 2014 season. Joint event with the Asian Tour 2013)
- 2014 Open de España
Champions Tour victories (6)
- 2014 Greater Gwinnett Championship
- 2015 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
- 2016 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
- 2018 Regions Tradition , Senior Open Championship
- 2019 Chubb Classic
Senior majors are in bold .
Other tournament victories (4)
- 1988 Open de L'inforatique (France)
- 1989 Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz)
- 1999 Oki Telepizza-Olivia Nova
- 2009 Schüco Open (Bielefeld / Germany)
Results at major championships
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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| Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T46 | T49 | T10 | T9 | CUT | DNP |
| US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | T2 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| Open Championship | T80 | DNP | T51 | CUT | T89 | CUT | CUT | DQ | CUT | T26 | T3 | CUT | DNP | T47 | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 | T24 | DNP | DNP | T10 | T64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 | T40 |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Masters | T31 | T11 | T44 | T8 | T12 | T27 | 56 | DNP | 4th | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| US Open | T16 | DNP | T6 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Open Championship | DNP | T12 | CUT | T13 | T27 | T25 | T9 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T18 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT | T64 | T27 | T29 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = not participated
CUT = Cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10
Team competitions
- Ryder Cup (for Europe): 1999, 2004 (winner), 2008 , 2010 (winner), 2012 (winner) (non playing vice captain)
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (for Spain): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (winner), 2000 (winner)
- World Cup (for Spain): 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013
- The Seve Trophy (for continental Europe): 2000 (winner), 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 (winner)
- EurAsia Cup (for Europe): 2014 (draw, captain)
See also
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jiménez, Miguel Ángel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Málaga |