Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Miguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 January 1964) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has won 21 times on the European Tour, holds the record for most starts on the European Tour, and has been a member of two victorious Ryder Cup teams.

For other people named Miguel Jiménez, see Miguel Jiménez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Jiménez in 2012
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez
NicknameThe Mechanic
Born (1964-01-05) 5 January 1964
Málaga, Spain
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight184 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Sporting nationality Spain
ResidenceDominican Republic
Spouse
Montserrat Bravo Ramirez
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​
(m. 1991; div. 2010)​
    Susanne Styblo
    ​
    (m. 2014)​
    ChildrenMiguel Ángel, Victor
    Career
    Turned professional1982
    Current tour(s)European Tour
    PGA Tour Champions
    European Senior Tour
    Former tour(s)PGA Tour
    Professional wins41
    Highest ranking12 (5 December 2004)[1]
    Number of wins by tour
    European Tour21 (Tied 10th all time)
    Asian Tour7 (Tied 9th all time)
    PGA Tour of Australasia1
    Challenge Tour1
    PGA Tour Champions13
    European Senior Tour1
    Other7
    Best results in major championships
    Masters Tournament4th: 2014
    PGA ChampionshipT10: 1999
    U.S. OpenT2: 2000
    The Open ChampionshipT3: 2001

    Early years

    Born in Málaga in southern Spain, 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 four main periods of success. He has finished inside the top 100 on the European Tour Order of Merit every season since 1989. In 1994 he finished fifth on the European Tour Order of Merit. One highlight was scoring an exceptionally rare albatross (double eagle) on the 17th hole at Valderrama, during the 1994 Volvo Masters, sinking his second shot on the par-5 hole with a 3-iron.[2]

    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.

    Career since 2000

    In 2004, Jiménez 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. Jiménez has had great success in team events representing Europe and Spain, winning the Alfred Dunhill Cup in 1999 and 2000, the Seve Trophy in 2000 and the Ryder Cup in 2004 and 2010.

    In 2005, Jiménez won the Spanish Pairs final, with Andrés Jiménez at La Cala Resort in Andalucia, Spain.

    2008 proved to be another good season with two wins, including the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, in which he beat Oliver Wilson in a play-off. His form earned Jiménez a spot on the 2008 Ryder Cup team. He finished the season ranked fourth on the Order of Merit once more.

    While defending his BMW PGA Championship title in 2009, Jiménez scored a rare albatross (double eagle) by holing a 206-yard (188 m) six-iron on his second shot on the par-five fourth. It was the second such feat of his competitive career.[3]

    In February 2010, Jiménez won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, beating Lee Westwood in a playoff[4] and in July added the Alstom Open de France, beating Alejandro Cañizares and Francesco Molinari on the first hole of a playoff. He won his third event of the year at the Omega European Masters, finishing three strokes ahead of Edoardo Molinari

    Jiménez was named as Europe's fourth assistant captain for the Ryder Cup in 2012.[5] Later in 2012 he won his 19th European Tour event at the UBS Hong Kong Open, and in doing so became the oldest ever winner on the European Tour.

    While skiing in southern Spain on 29 December 2012, Jiménez fell and suffered a right tibial plateau fracture, which required surgery and kept him out of competition for several months.[6] He played in the Open de España in April 2013 but missed the cut and returned to the European Tour in late May.[7] In July, Jiménez was the 36-hole leader at The Open Championship. Later that summer, he lost a playoff to Joost Luiten at the KLM Open. In December 2013 Jiménez retained his Hong Kong Open title and broke his own record as the European Tour's oldest winner.[8]

    On 18 April 2014, Jiménez made his Champions Tour debut by shooting a course record 65 at the Greater Gwinnett Championship.[9] Jiménez went on to win the tournament by two shots over Bernhard Langer.

    Exactly one month later, Jiménez again extended his record as the then oldest winner on the European Tour at 50 years and 133 days. By winning, he secured his first triumph in the Open de España in his 27th time appearance at the event. Jiménez's up-and-down par on the first playoff hole defeated Richard Green and Thomas Pieters.[10] The win was Jiménez's 14th since turning 40 and tied him for 10th all-time among golfers with the most European Tour victories. His record as the oldest winner on tour was eventually broken by Phil Mickelson who won the 2021 PGA Championship at 50 years and 341 days.

    In January 2015, Jiménez won his second Champions Tour event at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai. On 23 May 2015, Jiménez aced the par-3 second hole during the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club, his tenth hole-in-one on the European Tour, which broke the record he jointly held with Colin Montgomerie. The ace was Jiménez's third of the season. He went on to finish joint second in the tournament.[11]

    In April 2016, Jiménez won for the third time on the Champions Tour, with a two-stroke victory at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic over Scott Dunlap. In April 2017, Jiménez repeated as champion at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.

    In May 2018, Jiménez won a major title on the PGA Tour Champions by winning the Regions Tradition. In July 2018, Jiménez won another major title on the PGA Tour Champions by winning the Senior Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews.

    On 17 February 2019, Jiménez won the Chubb Classic on the PGA Tour Champions, with a playoff victory over Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne. This victory was his 7th career title on the PGA Tour Champions. On 21 October 2019, Jiménez won the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on the PGA Tour Champions. He won with a final round of 63.[12]

    On 19 January 2020, Jiménez won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on the PGA Tour Champions over Ernie Els and Fred Couples in a sudden death playoff. [13]

    At the 2020 Hero Open, Jiménez passed Sam Torrance for most starts on the European Tour, with 707.[14]

    On 22 January 2022, Jiménez won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on the PGA Tour Champions for a third time. Jiménez won over Steven Alker in a sudden death playoff.[15]

    On 27 February 2022, Jiménez won the Cologuard Classic in Arizona on PGA Tour Champions. This marked his second win in three events. Jiménez made two holes-in-one in the three round tournament.[16]

    Personal

    Jiménez is known as "The Mechanic" despite his preference for driving, rather than repairing, high-performance vehicles, especially his red Ferrari.[17]

    After the winner's press conference following the 2014 Open de España, Jiménez was asked the secret of his longevity. He stated, "There is no secret. Good food, good wine, good cigars and some exercise!"[18]

    Professional wins (41)

    European Tour wins (21)
    Legend
    Flagship events (1)
    Tour Championships (1)
    Other European Tour (19)
    No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
    victory    		 Runner(s)-up
    1 27 Sep 1992 Piaget Belgian Open 71-70-64-69=274 −10 3 strokes England Barry Lane
    2 24 Jul 1994 Heineken Dutch Open 65-68-67-70=270 −18 2 strokes England Howard Clark
    3 10 May 1998 Turespaña Masters Open Baleares 69-68-70-72=279 −9 2 strokes Spain Miguel Ángel Martín
    4 20 Sep 1998 Trophée Lancôme 67-70-67-69=273 −11 2 strokes United States David Duval, United States Mark O'Meara,
    Sweden Jarmo Sandelin, New Zealand Greg Turner
    5 14 Mar 1999 Turespaña Masters - Open Andalucía (2) 69-66-62-67=264 −24 4 strokes England Steve Webster
    6 31 Oct 1999 Volvo Masters 68-67-69-65=269 −19 2 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen, Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington,
    Germany Bernhard Langer
    7 19 Oct 2003 Turespaña Mallorca Classic1 72-67-65=204* −9 1 stroke Spain José María Olazábal
    8 1 Feb 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic2,3 70-66-67-68=271 −17 2 strokes Denmark Thomas Bjørn, India Jyoti Randhawa
    9 4 Apr 2004 Algarve Open de Portugal 69-66-70-67=272 −16 2 strokes Australia Terry Price
    10 16 May 2004 BMW Asian Open2 71-66-70-67=274 −14 3 strokes England Simon Dyson
    11 29 Aug 2004 BMW International Open 68-66-67-66=267 −21 2 strokes France Thomas Levet
    12 5 Dec 2004
    (2005 season)    		 Omega Hong Kong Open2 65-64-71-66=266 −14 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington, South Africa James Kingston
    13 5 Jun 2005 Celtic Manor Wales Open 63-67-70-62=262 −14 4 strokes Sweden Martin Erlandsson, Spain José Manuel Lara
    14 18 Nov 2007
    (2008 season)    		 UBS Hong Kong Open2 (2) 65-67-66-67=265 −15 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi, Sweden Robert Karlsson,
    Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
    15 25 May 2008 BMW PGA Championship 70-67-72-68=277 −11 Playoff England Oliver Wilson
    16 7 Feb 2010 Omega Dubai Desert Classic 70-67-68-72=277 −11 Playoff England Lee Westwood
    17 4 Jul 2010 Alstom Open de France 71-69-66-67=273 −11 Playoff Spain Alejandro Cañizares, Italy Francesco Molinari
    18 5 Sep 2010 Omega European Masters2 67-61-68-67=263 −21 3 strokes Italy Edoardo Molinari
    19 18 Nov 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open2 (3) 65-67-68-65=265 −15 1 stroke Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed
    20 8 Dec 2013
    (2014 season)    		 Hong Kong Open2 (4) 70-67-65-66=268 −12 Playoff Wales Stuart Manley, Thailand Prom Meesawat
    21 18 May 2014 Open de España 69-73-69-73=284 −4 Playoff Australia Richard Green, Belgium Thomas Pieters

    *Note: The 2003 Turespaña Mallorca Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
    1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
    2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
    3Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

    European Tour playoff record (5–3)

    No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
    1 1994 Honda Open Australia Robert Allenby Lost to par on third extra hole
    2 1999 WGC-American Express Championship United States Tiger Woods Lost to birdie on first extra hole
    3 2008 BMW PGA Championship England Oliver Wilson Won with birdie on second extra hole
    4 2010 Omega Dubai Desert Classic England Lee Westwood Won with par on third extra hole
    5 2010 Alstom Open de France Spain Alejandro Cañizares, Italy Francesco Molinari Won with par on first extra hole
    6 2013 KLM Open Netherlands Joost Luiten Lost to par on first extra hole
    7 2013 Hong Kong Open Wales Stuart Manley, Thailand Prom Meesawat Won with birdie on first extra hole
    8 2014 Open de España Australia Richard Green, Belgium Thomas Pieters Won with par on first extra hole

    Asian Tour wins (7)
    No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
    victory    		 Runner(s)-up
    1 1 Feb 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic1,2 70-66-67-68=271 −17 2 strokes Denmark Thomas Bjørn, India Jyoti Randhawa
    2 16 May 2004 BMW Asian Open1 71-66-70-67=274 −14 3 strokes England Simon Dyson
    3 5 Dec 2004 Omega Hong Kong Open1 65-64-71-66=266 −14 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington, South Africa James Kingston
    4 18 Nov 2007 UBS Hong Kong Open1 (2) 65-67-66-67=265 −15 1 stroke South Korea K. J. Choi, Sweden Robert Karlsson,
    Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
    5 5 Sep 2010 Omega European Masters1 67-61-68-67=263 −21 3 strokes Italy Edoardo Molinari
    6 18 Nov 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open1 (3) 65-67-68-65=265 −15 1 stroke Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed
    7 8 Dec 2013 Hong Kong Open1 (4) 70-67-65-66=268 −12 Playoff Thailand Prom Meesawat, Wales Stuart Manley

    1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
    2Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

    Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
    1 2013 Hong Kong Open Thailand Prom Meesawat, Wales Stuart Manley Won with birdie on first extra hole

    Other wins (7)
    • 1988 Open de l'Informatique (France)
    • 1989 Benson & Hedges Trophy (with Xonia Wunsch-Ruiz)
    • 1999 Oki Telepizza – Olivia Nova (Spain)
    • 1999 Spanish Professional Closed Championship[19]
    • 2002 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
    • 2003 Spanish Professional Closed Championship
    • 2006 Spanish Professional Closed Championship

    PGA Tour Champions wins (13)
    Legend
    PGA Tour Champions major championships (2)
    Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
    Other PGA Tour Champions (10)
    No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
    victory    		 Runner(s)-up
    1 20 Apr 2014 Greater Gwinnett Championship 65-70-67=202 −14 2 strokes Germany Bernhard Langer
    2 25 Jan 2015 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai 69-64-66=199 −17 1 stroke United States Mark O'Meara
    3 3 Apr 2016 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic 68-70-64=202 −14 2 strokes United States Scott Dunlap
    4 2 Apr 2017 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic (2) 67-66-70=203 −13 Playoff United States Gene Sauers
    5 20 May 2018 Regions Tradition 64-69-66-70=269 −19 3 strokes United States Joe Durant, United States Gene Sauers,
    United States Steve Stricker
    6 29 Jul 2018 The Senior Open Championship 68-67-72-69=276 −12 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer
    7 17 Feb 2019 Chubb Classic 68-66-66=200 −13 Playoff United States Olin Browne, Germany Bernhard Langer
    8 21 Oct 2019 Dominion Energy Charity Classic 67-68-63=198 −18 2 strokes United States Tommy Tolles
    9 18 Jan 2020 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (2) 64-71-67=202 −14 Playoff United States Fred Couples, South Africa Ernie Els
    10 13 Sep 2020 Sanford International 65-66-65=196 −14 1 stroke United States Steve Flesch
    11 22 Jan 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (3) 67-66-66=199 −17 Playoff New Zealand Steven Alker
    12 27 Feb 2022 Cologuard Classic 66-67-65=198 −18 4 strokes United States Woody Austin, Germany Bernhard Langer
    13 14 Aug 2022 Boeing Classic 70-64-67=201 −15 2 strokes Australia David McKenzie

    PGA Champions Tour playoff record (4–3)

    No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
    1 2016 3M Championship United States Joe Durant Lost to eagle on first extra hole
    2 2017 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic United States Gene Sauers Won with birdie on first extra hole
    3 2017 PowerShares QQQ Championship Germany Bernhard Langer Lost to birdie on second extra hole
    4 2019 Chubb Classic United States Olin Browne, Germany Bernhard Langer Won with par on first extra hole
    5 2020 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai United States Fred Couples, South Africa Ernie Els Won with birdie on second extra hole
    Couples eliminated by par on first hole
    6 2021 SAS Championship United States Lee Janzen Lost to birdie on first extra hole
    7 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai New Zealand Steven Alker Won with par on second extra hole

    European Senior Tour wins (1)
    Legend
    Senior major championships (1)
    Other European Senior Tour (0)
    No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
    victory    		 Runner-up
    1 29 Jul 2018 The Senior Open Championship 68-67-72-69=276 −12 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer

    European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
    1 2018 Costa Blanca Benidorm Senior Golf Masters England Paul Streeter Lost to birdie on first extra hole

    Playoff record

    PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
    1 1999 WGC-American Express Championship United States Tiger Woods Lost to birdie on first extra hole

    Results in major championships
    Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
    Masters Tournament CUT CUT
    U.S. Open T28 T23
    The Open Championship T80 T51 CUT T88 CUT CUT DQ CUT
    PGA Championship T13 T24 T10
    Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
    Masters Tournament T49 T10 T9 CUT T31 T11 T44 T8 T46
    U.S. Open T2 CUT CUT T16 T6 CUT
    The Open Championship T26 T3 CUT T47 T52 T41 T12 CUT T13
    PGA Championship T64 T31 T40 CUT CUT T36
    Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
    Masters Tournament T12 T27 56 4 CUT
    U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
    The Open Championship T27 T25 T9 T13 CUT CUT T18
    PGA Championship CUT T64 T27 T29 CUT CUT
    Tournament 2019
    Masters Tournament
    PGA Championship
    U.S. Open
    The Open Championship CUT
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    DQ = Disqualified
    "T" = tied

    Summary
    TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
    Masters Tournament0001461612
    PGA Championship0000131510
    U.S. Open010124135
    The Open Championship0011272514
    Totals01139206941
    • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1999 PGA – 2001 Masters)
    • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

    Results in The Players Championship
    Tournament 1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
    The Players Championship T38 CUT CUT CUT T46 T38 T32
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place

    Results in World Golf Championships

    Results not in chronological order before 2015.

    Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
    Championship 2 T25 NT1 T16 T41 T26 T63 T55 T45 T13
    Match Play R64 QF R64 R32 R32 R64 R64 R32 R64 QF R16 R64 T34
    Invitational T27 36 T36 T27 57 T54 T10 T6 T22 72 T4 T45
    Champions T41 T38 72 71 T46

    1Cancelled due to 9/11

      Top 10
      Did not play

    QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
    "T" = Tied
    NT = No tournament
    Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

    Senior major championships

    Wins (2)
    YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
    2018Regions Tradition3 shot lead−19 (64-69-66-70=269)3 strokesUnited States Joe Durant, United States Gene Sauers,
    United States Steve Stricker
    2018The Senior Open ChampionshipTied for lead−12 (68-67-72-69=276)1 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer

    Results timeline

    Results not in chronological order before 2022.

    Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023
    The Tradition T20 1 T37 NT T19 T3 T5
    Senior PGA Championship T3 5 NT T8 T4 T5
    U.S. Senior Open T17 T2 T18 T2 T6 NT T8 T7 T14
    Senior Players Championship T2 4 T10 T13 T3 T37 T11 T13
    The Senior Open Championship T8 4 T3 T11 1 T10 NT 2 T29 T25
      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

    Team appearances

    See also

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