Sebastián Miguel
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Sebastián Miguel was a Spanish
Spain
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 professional golf
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Miguel was born in Madrid
Madrid
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. He won several major tournaments around Europe during the 1950s and 60s, including the Spanish Open in 1954, 1960 and 1967 and the Portuguese Open
Portuguese Open
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 in 1959. He also won the Spanish Professionals Championship four times.

Miguel represented his country in the World Cup on eleven occasions. He finished in runners-up spot in the team event twice, in 1958 partnered by his brother Ángel
Ángel Miguel
Ángel Miguel was a Spanish professional golfer. He is often regarded as one of the pioneers of golf in Spain....

, who also had a successful professional career, and again in 1963 partnered by Ramón Sota
Ramón Sota
Ramón Sota Ocejo is a Spanish professional golfer.Sota was born in Pedreña, Cantabria. He won many professional tournaments around the world including some of the major national opens around Europe that formed the basis of the European Tour when it was formed in 1972. Those wins included his own...

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Miguel performed well in The Open Championship
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, finishing in the top ten four times, with a best of tied for 6th place in 1967. In the 1961 Open he tied for 14th alongside his brother. He also played in the U.S. Masters three times, but never made the cut.

Professional wins

  • 1954 Spanish Open
  • 1955 Monte Carlo Open
  • 1958 Spanish Professionals Championship
  • 1959 Portuguese Open
    Portuguese Open
    The Portuguese Open, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Estoril Open de Portugal, is an annual tournament on men's golf's European Tour. It has been played since 1953, with a few skipped years, and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since 1973...

  • 1960 Spanish Open
  • 1963 Open de Castilla
  • 1966 Spanish Professionals Championship
  • 1967 Spanish Open, Spanish Professionals Championship
  • 1968 Spanish Professionals Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

CUT T40 T15 T26 CUT T26 T14 T12 T9 CUT T8 T8 T6 T21

Note: Miguel did not play in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Yellow background for top-10.
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