U.S. Senior Open Championship

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Scioto Country Club

Miguel Angel Jimenez

Quick Quotes


Q. 1-under round; birdies on 11 and 12. Give some thoughts on getting it back and getting some momentum.

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: Very nice shot on the 11th. Make a tremendous putt for birdie and then birdie on the 12th and hit it 200 (indiscernible). Just pass behind on the (indiscernible). I putted from outside to a foot. Those two birdies on the back nine was (indiscernible) yeah.

Sorry to make two bogeys. Miss my driver on the 2nd hole and landed on the (indiscernible). And then (indiscernible) for par, but I miss the putt there. And then make a birdie and the putt to No. 4. And then make another bogey. That's all.

Overall I played nice and solid and happy.

Q. Fantastic. How about 2016 compared to now? Any thoughts on the golf course?

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: I don't remember nothing about the course. The look was totally different. I have to say that we play -- there I think the winner score was minus 3, when we played in 2016. More narrow fairways.

I don't like to compare, but I like the way they were before.

Q. Liked it before?

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: I liked it before.

Q. Anything in particular?

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: Now, what, I'll tell you, now it's completely different. Before, you see more trees, more things, more like trees on the fairway and more natural. (Indiscernible.)

Q. Up-and-down?

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: To me it's not that the type of fairway what it is now. I liked it better what it was before.

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