Ángel Miguel
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Ángel Miguel was a Spanish
professional golf
er. He is often regarded as one of the pioneers of golf in Spain.
Miguel was born in Madrid
. He won 12 major tournaments around the world during the 1950s and 60s, 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 World 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.
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.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Spain
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professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. He is often regarded as one of the pioneers of golf in Spain.
Miguel was born in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. He won 12 major tournaments around the world during the 1950s and 60s, including the Spanish Open in 1961 and 1964, the French Open
Open de France
The Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972....
in 1956 and the 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...
on three occasions. He also won the Spanish Professionals Championship a record six times.
Miguel represented his country in the World 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
Sebastián Miguel
Sebastián Miguel was a Spanish professional golfer.Miguel was born in Madrid. 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 in 1959...
, who also had a successful professional career.
Miguel performed well in 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...
, 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
- 1953 Spanish Professionals Championship
- 1954 Portuguese OpenPortuguese OpenThe 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...
, Spanish Professionals Championship, Open de Cataluña, Alexandria Open - 1955 Spanish Professionals Championship, Morocco Open
- 1956 Open de FranceOpen de FranceThe Open de France is a European Tour golf tournament. Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part of the European Tour's schedule since the tour's inception in 1972....
, Portuguese OpenPortuguese OpenThe 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... - 1957 Spanish Professionals Championship
- 1958 Canada Cup (individual title)
- 1959 Mexican OpenMexican OpenThe Mexican Open or Abierto Mexicano de Golf is the national open golf tournament of Mexico. It was first played in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec. It was an event on the Tour de las Americas between 2003 and 2006, being co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour from 2004...
- 1961 Spanish Open
- 1962 Argentine OpenArgentine OpenThe Argentine Open or Abierto de la República or Abierto de Argentina is one of the oldest national golf open championships. First played in 1905, it has featured numerous notable winners including major champions Jimmy Demaret , Lloyd Mangrum , Tom Weiskopf , Craig Stadler , Mark Calcavecchia ,...
, Chile OpenChile OpenThe Chile Open, or the Abierto de Chile, is a men's professional golf tournament on the Tour de las Américas, that was first played in 1927.... - 1963 Spanish Professionals Championship
- 1964 Spanish Open, Portuguese OpenPortuguese OpenThe 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...
, Dutch Open, Gevacolour Tournament - 1965 Swallow-Penfold Tournament, Spanish Professionals Championship
- 1966 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 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 | T13 | 4 | 29 | T38 | T16 | T14 | DNP | DNP | T8 | CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.