Jimenez becomes first 50-year-old European Tour winner


  • Golf
  • Monday, 19 May 2014

(Reuters) - Miguel Angel Jimenez became the first player over the age of 50 to win a European Tour event after beating Thomas Pieters and Richard Green in a three-way playoff at the Spanish Open in Girona on Sunday.

The Spaniard, who claimed his 21st victory on the European Tour, shot a two-over-par 73 in the final round for a total of 284, forcing a playoff against the 22-year-old Pieters (75) and Australian Green (72).

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