David Jimenez | |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1939 |
Birth Place: | Puerto Rico |
Death Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Nationality: | |
Spouse: | Evelyn G. Jimenez, Arlene Patterson-Jimenez |
Children: | Robin Jimenez Davis |
Status: | Professional |
Extour: | PGA Tour Asian Tour European Senior Tour |
Masters: | DNP |
Usopen: | T57: 1966 |
Open: | DNP |
Pga: | CUT: 1973, 1976, 1979, 1981 |
David Jimenez (April 5, 1939 – October 20, 2013)[1] was a Puerto Rican American professional golfer.[2]
Jimenez was a native of Puerto Rico and played in the golf World Cup between 1963 and 1973. Later he represented the United States in the 1976 PGA Cup.[2] He was runner-up in the 1975 PGA Professional National Championship, losing in a playoff to Roger Watson.[3]
Jimenez was a regular player in the early years of the European Seniors Tour from its founding in 1992. He was twice runner-up, to Brian Huggett in the 1992 Northern Electric Seniors and to Tommy Horton in the 1993 Senior Zurich Lexus Trophy, losing both events in a playoff.
He died of Alzheimer's disease in 2013 at the age of 74.[2]
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1992 | Northern Electric Seniors | Brian Huggett | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
2 | 1993 | Gary Player Anvil Senior Classic | John Fourie, Tommy Horton | Horton won with birdie on first extra hole |