Angry Jimenez gets snappy in Bahrain

DARREN CLARKE generously awarded playing partner Miguel Angel Jimenez a ‘6’ for technique after the frustrated Spaniard snapped his putter on day two of the Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain.

Jimenez was furious after missing a birdie putt at the 13th on the Royal Golf Club course with the putter catching the pony-tailed Spaniard’s golf bag and snapping in half. Despite the drama the 19-time Race to Dubai winner secured a share of the lead at 11-under par in the €1.7m event.

“I’m thinking now I might start using my lob-wedge as I make a birdie with that one,” Jimenez joked as he led the field along with Sweden’s Peter Hanson (65), Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin (65) and Italy’s Edoardo Molinari (67).