Ángel Miguel

Ángel Miguel (27 December 1929 – 13 April 2009) was a Spanish professional golfer. He is often regarded as one of the pioneers of golf in Spain.[1]

Ángel Miguel
Personal information
Full nameÁngel Miguel
Born(1929-12-27)27 December 1929
Madrid, Spain
Died13 April 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 79)
Marbella, Spain
Nationality Spain
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins22
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT25: 1959
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship4th: 1957

Miguel was born in Madrid. He won 12 major tournaments around the world during the 1950s and 1960s, including the Spanish Open in 1961 and 1964, the French Open in 1956 and the Portuguese Open on three occasions. He also won the Spanish Professionals Championship a record six times.

Miguel represented his country in the Canada Cup on nine occasions. He claimed the individual honours in 1958, and also finished as runners-up in the team event partnered by his brother Sebastián, who also had a successful professional career.[2]

Miguel performed well in The Open Championship, twice finishing in the top ten, with a best of 4th place in 1957. In the 1961 Open he tied for 14th alongside his brother. He also played in the U.S. Masters several times, but only made the halfway cut once, in 1959, when he went on to finish in a tie for 25th place.

Professional wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
Masters Tournament T25 CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT T13 4 29 T38 T16 T14 T8 CUT

Note: Miguel only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. Arribas, Carlos (14 April 2009). "Ángel Miguel, pionero del golf en España". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  2. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
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