Jiménez to have starring roles in inaugural EurAsia Cup
Miguel Angel Jiménez will play two roles for Europe at the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in March – as a player and captain.
Miguel Angel Jiménez will play two roles for Europe at the inaugural EurAsia Cup in Malaysia in March – as a player and captain.
The popular Spaniard became an automatic choice as the second batch of four qualifiers, taken from official world golf ranking, was announced for the clash against Asia at the Glenmarie Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur from March 27-29.
There are a lot of players on our team who will have a great chance to play the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles
Thomas Björn, Stephen Gallacher, and Joost Luiten also qualified and join Graeme McDowell, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño as the eight automatic qualifiers for the European team.
“I have a very nice team with the addition of these qualifiers,” said Jiménez, who won his third Hong Kong Open at Fanling in December.
“Thomas Björn has been playing very well for some time, Stephen Gallacher has just won in Dubai for the second year in a row and Joost Luiten is a very good player who is improving all the time.
“And then there is me with half a century on my shoulders but I can still play some golf. I won at the end of last year in Hong Kong and I’m really looking forward to leading this side in the first EurAsia Cup.