Miguel Ángel Martín (golfer)

For other uses, see Miguel Angel Martin (disambiguation).

Miguel Ángel Martín
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Martín
Born	2 May 1962 (1962-05-02) (age 49) Huelva, Spain
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Nationality	Spain
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Career
Turned professional	1981
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Other	9
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T24: 1999
PGA Championship	DNP

Miguel Ángel Martín (born 2 May 1962) is a Spanish professional golfer.

Martín was born in Huelva. He started out as a caddie and turned professional in 1981. He has been a member of the European Tour for more than twenty seasons and in 2005 he became the first Continental European golfer to make 500 appearances on the tour.^[1] His best finish on the Order of Merit was 17th in 1996 and he has won three European Tour events. He was also a member of the winning Spanish team at the 2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

In 1997 Martín earned a spot in the European Ryder Cup team via the money list, but was forced to withdraw after failing to recover from a wrist injury sustained in July. At the time he felt that he had been excluded in order to have a bigger name player involved. Martín wanted to make his own decision nearer the time, as José María Olazábal had done two years before, but the European Ryder Cup committee requested that he play 18 holes to prove his fitness. He refused as it was just 30 days after his surgery, and despite receiving support from many players, his place on the team was taken by Olazábal, who was next on the qualification list.^[2][3]

Professional wins

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	28 Jun 1992	Peugeot Open de France	-8 (70-71-66-69=276)	2 strokes	Martin Poxon
2	2 Feb 1997	Heineken Classic	-15 (70-67-65-71=273)	1 stroke	Fred Couples
3	20 Jun 1999	Moroccan Open	-12 (67-71-70-68=276)	Playoff	David Park

Other wins (9)

• 1986 SHA Grand Prix (Argentina)
• 1987 Spanish PGA Championship, Madrid Championship (Spain), South Open (Argentina), Carilo Open (Argentina)
• 1996 Campeonato de Espana (Spain)
• 2000 Madrid Championship (Spain), Alfred Dunhill Cup (with Miguel Ángel Jiménez and José María Olazábal)
• 2004 Madrid Championship (Spain)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T62	DNP	T30	CUT	T64	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	T24
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000 (winners)
• World Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999
• Europcar Cup: 1988

References

1. ^ Profile on the European Tour's official site - accessed 18 Mar 2008 Archived September 30, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Farrell, Andy (4 September 1997). "Axed Martin points the finger at Ballesteros". London: The Times. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/axed-martin-points-the-finger-at-ballesteros-1237447.html. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 
3. ^ "Grounded: Miguel Angel Martín, and more, was sacrificed to ensure a European win". Sports Illustrated. 6 October 1997. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1011083/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-13. 

External links

• Miguel Ángel Martín at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Martín, Miguel Ángel
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	2 May 1962
Place of birth	Huelva, Spain
Date of death
Place of death