"Ryder Cup" Miguel Ángel Jiménez Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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Miguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez
(born 5 January 1964) is a Spanish
professional golfer
. He has won 21 times on the
European Tour
and has been a member of two victorious
Ryder Cup
teams. 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.
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
. 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 he 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.
In February
2010
, Jiménez won the
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
, beating
Lee Westwood
in a playoff 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
. 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. He played in the
Open de España
in April
2013
but missed the cut and returned to the European Tour in late May. 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. On 18 April 2014, Jiménez made his
Champions Tour
debut by shooting a course record 65 at the
Greater Gwinnett Championship
. 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
.
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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.
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.
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.
At the 2020
Hero Open
, Jiménez passed
Sam Torrance
for most starts on the European Tour, with 707.