WATCH: Miguel Ángel Jiménez Makes Albatross At Senior Open Championship
WATCH: Miguel Ángel Jiménez Makes Albatross At Senior Open Championship
The 57-year-old started his third round perfectly as he made an albatross at the first hole of the Senior Open Championship.
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Makes Albatross At Senior Open Championship
Jiménez, who famously made an albatross at the 17th hole at Valderrama in 1994, would find the bottom of the cup with a superb slam dunk at Sunningdale GC.
Watch the incredible shot below:
Before his third round commenced, the Spaniard had made a par and a birdie at the 1st in his opening and second round.
Finding the middle of the fairway with his drive, the showman would strike a crisp iron that never left the flag, clattering into the hole for his second professional albatross.
In typical Jiménez style, he would do his sword celebration followed by the trademark jig, picking up his Cuban cigar and strolling down the fairway to applause from the crowd.
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After his two, he would go on to bogey the 2nd hole, with a birdie at the 3rd being cancelled out by a bogey at the 8th.
It isn't the first time we have seen a hole-out from the 57-year-old. Currently, he holds the record for the most hole in ones on the European Tour with 10.
His last ace came during the third round of the 2015 PGA Championship at Wentworth, with the Spaniard passing Colin Montgomerie's record of nine hole in ones.
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Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.
Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?
Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Rocketballz Stage 2, 15°, 19°
Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid, 22°
Irons: Mizuno MP54, 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°
Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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