Jimenez wins again in UBS Hong Kong golf Open

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

HONG KONG (AFP) — Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez sounded surprised but delighted when describing how he had managed to win the UBS Hong Kong Open on Sunday after Sweden's Robert Karlsson blew a four-shot overnight lead.

The cigar-smoking Mallorcan kept his nerve when others faltered in the final round here, eventually securing a single stroke victory on the final green.

"It's very nice to win the tournament," said Jimenez, nick-named "The Mechanic" for his like of repairing high-performance cars rather than driving them.

"I was still a long way behind with nine holes to go but I just kept focused.

"The only thing is that I feel bad for Robert. He has played good all week."

The Ryder Cup player said it was great to win again in Hong Kong -- he...

Read the full article with a Free Trial at MyWire.
Premium Content Partnership | MyWire provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works. MyWire
 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:
  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  4.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)