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Last week in Munich, England's Nick Dougherty returned to magnificent form and on a thrilling final Sunday afternoon held his nerve to par the final three holes and claim the BMW International Open title.
It has been a long and difficult road for the Liverpudlian, who had slipped to 120th in the world-rankings following the death of his mother last year, but in recent weeks, was starting to look more like the player who appeared to be destined for big things after winning his first title in 2005 at the age of 22.
It was a tournament filled with great stories, Bernhard Langer was bidding to become the oldest winner in Tour history at the age of 51 and claim a tournament in his own back yard for the first time, but he couldn't keep pace with Dougherty on the final day.
Rafa Enchenique, who had won virtually nothing so far this season until Munich set the new Tour record for a closing half when he saw his three-iron approach to the 18th dive in to the cup for the rarest of birds, an albatross two, and a nine hole total of 27. This put the cat amongst the pigeons and rocketed him up to second, one shot behind the leader, but Nick held on to claim his title.
Victory sealed Dougherty's place in the Open Championship at Turnberry next week, putting the proverbial icing on top of a much deserved cake.
A player far more advanced in his career than Dougherty is the evergreen Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Everybody knows Miguel through his 15 Tour titles, his wonderful Ryder Cup record, his famous orange ponytail, his extravagant cigars or the way he walks to the green, like a matador going to meet the bull in the middle of the ring.
At the Open de France, Jimenez reached the special milestone of 500 appearances on the European Tour, in a career that has been spread so far over about 25 years.
To mark this wonderful occasion Miguel was presented with a sterling silver ice bucket designed by Thomas Lytte after his opening round of 67 at Le Golf National.
His nickname on the Tour is the 'Mechanic" due to his love of cars, but not many know much about 'Pisha', the name by which his close friends call him in the Andalucia region of Spain where he is originally from.
His relationship with golf began when he was 15 years old, his brother Juan a professional on the Costa del Sol and Miguel, was aware of the need to bring money home to help support the family, and decided to work picking up the balls at the range and caddying.
Before he worked in golf, he spent five months in a garage but was never a mechanic, he only cleaned the cars!
Those close to him maintain that fortune and fame has not changed him one bit. He has maintained his old friends from those times, the small group of caddies (who latter became professionals) that used to travel together to the Spanish events, five youngsters in a very small car (not a BMW!) with baggage, golf bags and a bright future ahead of them.
People who do not know him might get the wrong impression, he drives a BMW M5 and a Ferrari, smokes the best Havana cigars and loves good wines.
However, he has worked very hard to achieve these things in his life, and is very proud that he can enjoy them. Nobody has given him anything; he has put in a lot of hard work, effort, sacrifice and perseverance.
Who's to say that even at this stage of his career, the elusive major championship that is craved by every professional golfer might still come his way. He certainly has the game and the determination to show the young guns a thing or two!
