‘The Mechanic’ loves his cars, especially his Ferrari, and drove very well as he put together two under par rounds to be right on the tail of the leaders going into the weekend at Carnoustie.

Jiminez was prolific in Europe in 2004, winning the Johnnie Walker, the Algarve Open, the BMW Asian Openand the BMW International Open, finishing fourth on the Order of Merit. Starred as Europe crushed the US in the Oakland Hills Ryder Cup and won another two events in 2005, the Omega Hong Kong Open and the Wales Open.

Missed out on a third Ryder Cup appearance at The K Club in September andform been patchy of late, but should never be written off. Great character.