Miguel Angel Jiménez claimed his tenth victory on the European Tour International Schedule in his 363rd European Tour event at the 2004 BMW Asian Open in Shanghai, China
Third European Tour International victory of 2004, following the Johnnie Walker Classic and Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos
Second win in Asia in 2004 following the Johnnie Walker Classic
His 13th win as a professional
Moves to second in the Volvo Order of Merit with €737,290 (£491,127)
The 127th Spanish win on The European Tour International Schedule
Becomes the third most prolific Spanish winner on The European Tour, with ten victories
First time he has won three official events in the same season
First Spanish player to win three official titles in a season since José Maria Olazábal in 1990
The sixth victory on the 2004 European Tour International Schedule by a player aged 40 or over, following Miguel Angel Jiménez (Johnnie Walker Classic and Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos, BMW Asian Open), Mark O’’Meara (Dubai Desert Classic), Colin Montgomerie (Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg, Singapore 2004) and Barry Lane (The Daily Telegraph Damovo British Masters)
The 17th player in European Tour history to win three official events in one season
Biggest final round comeback by a winner – six shots of the 2004 season, beating the four shot margin of Colin Montgomerie (Caltex Masters, presented by Carlsberg, Singapore 2004) and Christopher Hanell (Madeira Island Open)
Largest final round comeback on The European Tour since the six shots by Ricadro Gonzalez at the 2003 Telefonica Open de Madrid
Fourth top ten finish of the 2004 season and the 85th of his European Tour career
His fifth top ten finish in his last 15 events since his win at the 2003 Turespaña Mallorca Classic
