He has been dubbed “the most interesting man in golf” for various reasons, but it cannot be argued that Jimmy is a contender in the big stage events. While last year’s earnings do not reflect how dangerous of a player Miguel Angel Jimenez is, his world ranking is still comfortably inside the top 50 at number 38 and he played considerably fewer tournaments than most of the big names. Maybe it’s the cigar or the signature pre-game warm up that gets him ready for a round, but 2014 could be a good year for the 50-year-old Jimenez. Although he only played in two of the four major championships last year, he made the cut in both and finished with a very respectable 13th place at the Open Championship. It seems to always be the case on Thursday and Friday in the Majors that his name is on the first page of the leader board. If he can keep up the consistent play in 2014, his name might well be there come Sunday. Darren Clarke proved that the older guys can still be a threat in the majors; it could be Jimmy’s turn this year.
Unfortunately for the guys who are still searching for their first major title, there simply aren’t enough to go around. So some of them, if not all of them, will end up disappointed. For guys like Westwood and especially Jimenez, the clock really is ticking. As we have seen though in the last few years of major championships, if Tiger is not playing his best, anyone can win.