Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Spain · born January 5, 1964, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

5.5Ryder Cup points from 15 matches

Ryder Cup4 Cups
U.S. Open1 2nd
The Open2 top 10s

Summary

Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 4-8-3 · 5.5 points (36.7%)
Singles 1-3-0 · Foursomes 0-4-2 · Four-ball 3-1-1
Best major finish runner-up, 2000 U.S. Open
Open top 10s 2001 (T3), 2012 (T9)

Near misses

2000 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Tiger Woods
2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 278 (-6)
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 15 matches: 4 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 5.5 points. Foursomes 0-4-2, four-ball 3-1-1, singles 1-3-0.

1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Tiger Woods' rivals →

Results by championship

Best day

2000 U.S. Open

Runner-up to Tiger Woods.

Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2000.

Career line, 1999–2012

U.S. Open

2000 U.S. Open: runner-up to Tiger Woods

The Open

2001 The Open: finished T3 2012 The Open: finished T9

Ryder Cup

1999 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-2 2004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-3-0 2008 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-2-1 2010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-1-0

200020052010

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Runner-up
Top 10
Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

Miguel Ángel Jiménez was born on January 5, 1964, in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Jiménez's best major finish was second, at the 2000 U.S. Open. Jiménez played in 4 Ryder Cups for Europe (1999, 2004, 2008, 2010), winning 4, losing 8 and halving 3 of 15 matches for 5.5 points.

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The record

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2000 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Tiger Woods
2001 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T3 · 278 (-6)
2012 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T9 · 280 (E)

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

Ryder Cup

Jiménez played 4 Ryder Cups for Europe: 15 matches, 4 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 5.5 points (36.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-4-2, four-ball 3-1-1, singles 1-3-0 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 1997*; 2012; 2014.

1999 The Country Club (Championship/Composite Course) Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-3-0, 1 point · automatic
2008 Valhalla Golf Club Europe · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 2-1-0, 2 points · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Pádraig Harrington (2), José María Olazábal (2), Thomas Levet (2), Peter Hanson (2), Darren Clarke (1), Sergio García (1), Graeme McDowell (1).

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.