Jimenez withdraws from Wales Open

Four days after the biggest win of his life, Miguel Angel Jimenez pulled out of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor after 11 holes today.

Thu, 29 May, 2008 - 14:51

Four days after the biggest win of his life, Miguel Angel Jimenez pulled out of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor after 11 holes today.

Jimenez, whose victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth took him top of the European Order of Merit and made him an almost certain starter in September’s Ryder Cup, decided not to aggravate a right knee problem.

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