Miguel Angel Jimenez, at 55 years of age last month, is still on the crest of the wave, now with a new triumph in the Champions Tour, the Senior Circuit of the United States: in the Chubb Classic played in Naples, Florida. The player from Churriana, Malaga, did not have it easy, as he had to get rid of two opponents of caliber in the playoff: Bernhard Langer and Olin Browne.
Jimenez got rid of his rivals on the first hole of the playoff, a par 4 in which the Spaniard signed par while his rivals made bogeys.
In this way, Jimenez wins for the sixth consecutive year on the Champions Tour, the circuit for the over 50s, in which he has won two majors, one of them the British Open Senior. Since 2014 the player from Malaga, who still alternates between the European Tour and the Champions Tour, has not failed.
Jimenez has pocketed 240,000 dollars for his latest victory on the Champions Tour.
The player from Malaga totals 31 international victories as a professional, 21 of them on the European Tour. The Chubb Classic was the seventh of his time on the Champions Tour, where he has earned 6.2 million dollars since he joined the senior circuit at the age of 50, which he combines with sporadic performances on the European Tour.
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From caddie to superstar
Four decades have passed since Jiménez had the happy idea of caddying on weekends to lend a hand at home, a household with little income and many mouths to feed (there are seven brothers).
At the age of 15 he left school, dedicated himself fully to golf as a caddie and began to dabble on the driving range. In 1982 he turned professional and, after completing his military service, in 1985, at the age of 21, he began to dedicate himself seriously to competition. Lover of fast cars, cigars and good wine, the player from Malaga is giving more war than ever. He has been doing so since he was 40, as evidenced by the fact that fourteen of his twenty-one victories on the European Tour have come since he entered his fourth decade of life.
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