Miguel Angel Jimenez triumphed in a three-way playoff to win the Spanish Open this afternoon, becoming the first over-50 player to win on the European Tour.
The home favourite, who turned 50 earlier this year, beat Richard Green and Thomas Pieters with a par on the first playoff hole after a tough day of scoring.
Jimenez started the day two shots behind Belgian rookie Pieters, with Green a further shot back.
Green shot a level-par 72 to finish on four-under-par, level with Jimenez (73) and Pieters (75).
Jimenez needed just one hole to clinch victory as he tapped home for par after a chip that almost went in. Green and Pieters could both only manage bogeys.
Jimenez becomes the first player to win twice on The Race to Dubai this season.
Written by
Pascal Lemesre
Pascal Lemesre
