19 May 2014

Jimenez becomes first over-50 to win on European Tour

6:00 am on 19 May 2014

The Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez became the first player over the age of 50 to win a European Tour event when he beat the young Belgian Thomas Pieters and Australia's Richard Green in a three-way playoff at the Spanish Open.

The Spaniard claimed his 21st victory on the European Tour when he made a par on the first playoff hole to win his 21st European Tour title.