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

Professional career

Martín was born in

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. He started out as a caddie and turned professional in 1981. He has been a member of the

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for more than twenty seasons, and in 2005 he became the first Continental European golfer to make 500 appearances on the tour. He also attempted to make the PGA Tour in 1988. He was one of the

1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates This is a list of the 1988 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates. 52 players earned their 1989 PGA Tour card through Q-School in 1988. The tournament was played over 108 holes at the PGA West (Nicklaus Resort course) and La Quinta Hotel Golf Clu ...

. 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

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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

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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.

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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European Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (8)

*1986 SHA Grand Prix *1987 Spanish PGA Championship, Madrid Championship, South Open, Carilo Open *1996 Campeonato de Espana *2000 Madrid Championship *2004 Madrid Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Martín only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in senior major championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2022.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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Team appearances

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(representing Spain): 1988 * Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Spain):

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(winners) * Ryder Cup (representing Europe):

(injured, did not play) *

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(representing Spain):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Miguel Angel Spanish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Sportspeople from Huelva Golfers from Madrid 1962 births Living people 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people