Ángel Cabrera

Argentine golfer (born 1969)

For other people with the same name, see Ángel Cabrera (disambiguation).

Ángel Cabrera

Cabrera in 2007

Personal information
Full name| Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera
Nickname| El Pato (The Duck)
Born|  (1969-09-12) 12 September 1969 (age 54)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight| 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality|  Argentina
Residence| Córdoba, Argentina
Children| 2
Career
Turned professional| 1989
Current tour(s)| European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
European Tour
Tour de las Américas
TPG Tour
Professional wins| 54
Highest ranking| 9 (2 October 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour| 3
European Tour| 5
Asian Tour| 1
European Senior Tour| 1
Other| 47
Best results in major championships
(wins: 2)
Masters Tournament| Won: 2009
PGA Championship| T19: 2000
U.S. Open| Won: 2007
The Open Championship| T4: 1999

Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as "El Pato" in Spanish ("The Duck") for his waddling gait. He is a two-time major champion, with wins at the U.S. Open in 2007 and the Masters in 2009; he was the first Argentine and South American to win either.[2] He also lost in a sudden death playoff at the Masters in 2013.

## Background and personal life[edit]

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Cabrera's father, Miguel, was a handyman, and his mother worked as a maid. He was three or four when his parents split up and was left in the care of his paternal grandmother. Cabrera stayed with her until he was 16, when he moved in a few feet away, to the house of Silvia,[3] twelve years his senior, and a mother of four boys. They had a son, Federico, followed by another, Ángel.

When Cabrera was 10, he became a caddy at the Córdoba Country Club, which he says almost became his home. He learned golf playing against other caddies for money. His fierce determination and powerful swing soon caught the eye of members, one of whom, Juan Cruz Molina, a local real estate magnate, bought him his first set of clubs when he was 16.

With his stocky figure and habit of smoking at every hole, Cabrera cut a distinctive figure on the course. He is also acknowledged as having one of the biggest swings in the game. His son Federico became a professional golfer in 2008 and entered the PGA Tour's qualifying school in 2011, but was eliminated in the second stage. His other son, Ángel, became a professional in 2012 and joined the Canadian Tour. The elder Ángel and his sons also compete on PGA Tour Latinoamérica.

In January 2021, Cabrera was arrested in Rio de Janeiro as a result of Interpol issuing a red notice due to him having left Argentina without authorization following the start of a trial where he was facing a number of criminal charges, including assault, theft and illegal intimidation.[4] He remained in a Brazilian prison[5] until June 2021, when his extradition to Argentina was completed. In July 2021, he was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison.[6][7] In November 2022, he was convicted of a second assault and sentenced to an additional two years and four months in prison.[8] He was released on 4 August 2023.[9] Cabrera was cleared to play in PGA Tour-sanctioned events in December 2023.[10]

## Professional career[edit]

### Early career[edit]

Cabrera turned professional at age twenty and his first three visits to the European Tour Qualifying School were unsuccessful. On his fourth trip in 1995, made with Molina's financial assistance, he qualified for membership of the European Tour in 1996. Cabrera retained his card comfortably in his first three seasons and improved substantially to tenth on the Order of Merit in 1999. He has since finished in the top 15 of the Order of Merit on seven occasions, with a best placing of fifth in 2005.

### European Tour wins[edit]

Cabrera's first European Tour win was the 2001 Argentine Open, which was sanctioned by the European Tour on a one-time basis that year. In 2005, he won the BMW Championship, the most prestigious event on the European Tour outside the majors and the World Golf Championships. However, it was only his third European Tour win, a tally which was perhaps disappointing given his consistent form on the tour. At that point, Cabrera had also won seven non-European Tour events in Latin America, where the standard of play is much lower than on the European Tour.[11]

Cabrera featured a highest of 9th in the Official World Golf Ranking[12][13] on 2 October 2005. He was the top-ranked Latin American player for a number of years before the emerging pair of Andrés Romero and Camilo Villegas won PGA Tour tournaments in 2008. Cabrera earned enough money ($623,504) on the PGA Tour in 2006 playing as a non-member to earn a tour card for 2007. He has played almost full-time in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

In 2009, Cabrera announced partnership with Gary Player Design to collaborate on a golf course design business with a focus in Latin America.[14] This coincides with golf, the Olympics and Brazil coming together in 2016.

### 2007 U.S. Open win[edit]

Cabrera won his first major championship at the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh. He finished the tournament at 5-over, topping runners-up Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one stroke. Cabrera entered the third round as the leader at even par, after finishing the first round at 1-under, and shooting 1-over on the second day. He struggled during the third round, finishing 6 strokes over par, putting him 4 strokes behind Aaron Baddeley and two behind Woods. Cabrera rebounded and came back strong on the last day. He birdied one of the longest par-3 holes in major championship history when he sunk a 20-foot (6 m) putt at the 8th hole, which played at a lengthy 300 yards (274 m) on Sunday. Cabrera finished one stroke under par, bringing him down to 5-over (285) for the championship, just enough to secure his first career major victory. At a post-round interview Cabrera said "Well, there are some players that have psychologists, some have sportologists, I smoke."[15]

Cabrera became the first Argentine player to win the U.S. Open and the second to win a major, joining Roberto De Vicenzo, who won the British Open in 1967 at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake). Cabrera received the 2007 Olimpia de Oro ("Golden Olympia") as Argentina's sportsperson of the year.[16]

### 2009 Masters win[edit]

Cabrera won the Masters Tournament in 2009 in a three-way sudden-death playoff, seeing off Chad Campbell after the first playoff hole, and defeating Kenny Perry on the second. On the first playoff hole, the 18th, Cabrera missed right of the fairway, leaving his ball stymied directly behind a tree. On his second shot, he hit a shot right of the tree that would have sent the golf ball onto the 10th hole fairway, but ended up hitting another tree about 30 yards (27 m) ahead, bouncing left and settling in the center of the 18th fairway. He and Perry both got up-and-down for par, while Campbell missed his 4-foot (1.2 m) par putt and was eliminated. On the second playoff hole, the 10th, Cabrera made par to defeat Perry, becoming the first Argentine to win the Masters.[17] He was the lowest-ranked golfer to win the Masters, having been ranked 69th before the tournament.

### 2011[edit]

In 2011, Cabrera was in the mix to win a second Green Jacket at Augusta when he was in the final pairing on Sunday, four strokes behind leader Rory McIlroy. Cabrera was tied for the lead at one point during the afternoon, but bogeys on 12 and 16 derailed his chances. He posted a final round 71 which placed him in sole seventh, five strokes behind the South African Charl Schwartzel. This was however Cabrera's best finish in a major tournament since his win back in 2009. He missed the cut in the years other three major championships and failed to qualify for the season ending FedEx Cup playoffs, finishing 154th in the standings. His best finish of the season was a T6 in the fall season at the McGladrey Classic.

### 2013[edit]

At the Masters in 2013, Cabrera was again in the final pairing on Sunday. After taking a two shot lead on the front nine, Cabrera proceeded to lose the lead and after failing to birdie the par-5 15th and was two shots behind leader Jason Day. Day then bogeyed two holes in succession and when Cabrera made a 20-foot putt for birdie at the 16th he tied Adam Scott and Day briefly for the lead. As Cabrera stood on the 18th fairway, up ahead on the green and playing in the penultimate group, Scott holed a birdie putt to take the lead. Cabrera hit a 163-yard (149 m) 7-iron to 3 feet (0.9 m) and knocked in the putt to force a playoff. On the first playoff hole, Scott's second shot was 160 yards (146 m) out, but rolled back off the front of the green. Cabrera's second shot also came up short, rolling back off the green and coming to rest behind Scott's ball. Cabrera's chip just slid by the hole. Both players then made par sending them onto the 10th for the second playoff hole. Scott and Cabrera hit their tee shots in the fairway and matched each other with approach shots which landed on the green giving both birdie chances, Cabrera with 18 feet (5 m) uphill and Scott a downhill right to left 12 footer. Cabrera's putt was a turn away from dropping in, giving Scott a chance to win with his putt. Scott made the putt defeating Cabrera and bringing Australia their first ever green jacket.

Although Cabrera was fully exempt on the PGA Tour, he occasionally competed in Argentinian events on PGA Tour Latinoamérica, a developmental tour in Latin America whose 2013 members included former PGA Tour winners Carlos Franco and Ted Purdy. Cabrera won the 2012 Visa Open de Argentina and the 2013 Abierto del Centro.

### 2014[edit]

Cabrera won the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia on 6 July 2014, his first PGA Tour victory since claiming the green jacket in 2009. It was his third win in the United States, but his first non-major win on the PGA Tour. Cabrera shot a six-under-par 64 on both Saturday and Sunday to secure the title, winning $1.17 million[18]

### 2015[edit]

Cabrera finished in the top-25 only twice and wound up 170th on the PGA Tour's money list.

## Team golf career[edit]

Cabrera was a member of the international squad in the Presidents Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2013.

## Professional wins (54)[edit]

### PGA Tour wins (3)[edit]

Legend

Major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 17 Jun 2007 | U.S. Open | 69-71-76-69=285  | +5  | 1 stroke  |  Jim Furyk,  Tiger Woods
2  | 12 Apr 2009 | Masters Tournament | 68-68-69-71=276  | −12  | Playoff  |  Chad Campbell,  Kenny Perry
3  | 6 July 2014 | Greenbrier Classic | 68-68-64-64=264  | −16  | 2 strokes  |  George McNeill

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 2009 | Masters Tournament |  Chad Campbell,  Kenny Perry | Won with par on second extra hole
Campbell eliminated by par on first hole
2  | 2013 | Masters Tournament |  Adam Scott | Lost to birdie on second extra hole

### European Tour wins (5)[edit]

Legend

Major championships (2)
Flagship events (1)
Other European Tour (2)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 1 Apr 2001 | Open de Argentina1 | 67-65-69-67=268  | −12  | 2 strokes  |  Carl Pettersson
2  | 12 May 2002 | Benson & Hedges International Open | 68-73-68-69=278  | −10  | 1 stroke  |  Barry Lane
3  | 29 May 2005 | BMW Championship | 70-70-66-67=273  | −15  | 2 strokes  |  Paul McGinley
4  | 17 Jun 2007 | U.S. Open | 69-71-76-69=285  | +5  | 1 stroke  |  Jim Furyk,  Tiger Woods
5  | 12 Apr 2009 | Masters Tournament | 68-68-69-71=276  | −12  | Playoff  |  Chad Campbell,  Kenny Perry

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Argentina Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 2005 | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe |  Niclas Fasth | Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2  | 2009 | Masters Tournament |  Chad Campbell,  Kenny Perry | Won with par on second extra hole
Campbell eliminated by par on first hole
3  | 2013 | Masters Tournament |  Adam Scott | Lost to birdie on second extra hole

### Asian Tour wins (1)[edit]

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 4 Nov 2007 | Barclays Singapore Open | 71-63-70-72=276  | −8  | 1 stroke  |  Vijay Singh

### PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)[edit]

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 16 Dec 2012 | Visa Open de Argentina | 65-70-71-64=270  | −18  | 4 strokes  |  Miguel Ángel Carballo,  Óscar Fraustro
2  | 21 Apr 2013 | Abierto OSDE del Centro | 72-72-76-64=284  | E  | Playoff  |  Rafael Gómez

### Tour de las Américas wins (8)[edit]

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 29 Nov 1999  | Torneo de Maestros Telefónica | 271  | −13  |  |  Scott Dunlap,  Fabian Montovia,
Costantino Rocca
2  | 9 Dec 2001 | Torneo de Maestros Telefónica (2)  | 66-65-72-69=272  | −12  | 2 strokes  |  Eduardo Romero
3  | 1 Dec 2002 | Abierto de Argentina | 70-62-68-69=269  | −11  | 4 strokes  |  José Cóceres
4  | 1 Feb 2004 | Abierto del Sur1 | 65-69-69-67=270  | −10  | 1 stroke  |  Miguel Guzmán
5  | 6 Nov 2005 | Torneo de Maestros1 (3)  | 66-74-70-68=278  | −6  | 3 strokes  |  Julio Zapata
6  | 15 Apr 2006 | Abierto Visa del Centro1 | 68-67-70-70=275  | −9  | Playoff  |  Eduardo Romero
7  | 15 Apr 2007 | Abierto Visa del Centro2 | 66-75-73-65=279  | −5  | 2 strokes  |  Raúl Fretes
8  | 27 Oct 2007  | Torneo de Maestros2 (4)  | 68-73-71-65=277  | −7  | Playoff  |  Ricardo González

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Argentina Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

### TPG Tour wins (4)[edit]

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 15 Apr 2007 | Abierto Visa del Centro1 | 66-75-73-65=279  | −5  | 2 strokes  |  Raúl Fretes
2  | 27 Oct 2007  | Torneo de Maestros1 | 68-73-71-65=277  | −7  | Playoff  |  Ricardo González
3  | 22 Dec 2012 | Ángel Cabrera Classic | 70-68-66-71=275  | −13  | 6 strokes  |  Ricardo González
4  | 14 Dec 2013 | Ángel Cabrera Classic (2)  | 72-62-69-67=270  | −18  | Playoff  |  Miguel Ángel Carballo

### Argentine Tour wins (23)[edit]

* 1991 San Diego Grand Prix
* 1992 Norpatagonico Open
* 1994 Villa Gessel Grand Prix, South Open, Center Open, Nautico Hacoaj Grand Prix
* 1995 Abierto del Litoral
* 1996 South Open, Santiago del Estero Open
* 1997 Center Open
* 1998 Argentine PGA Championship
* 2000 Center Open, Bariloche Match Play, Desafio de Maestros
* 2001 Center Open, Argentine Open1
* 2002 Argentine PGA Championship
* 2004 South Open2, North Open
* 2005 Center Open, North Open, Argentine Masters2
* 2006 Center Open2

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

### Cordoba Tour wins (6)[edit]

* 2001 (2) Ascochingas Tournament, La Cumbre Tournament
* 2002 (2) Rio Cuarto Tournament, Las Delicias Tournament
* 2008 (1) Cordoba PGA Championship
* 2009 (1) Angel Cabrera Tour 2nd Tournament

### Other wins (9)[edit]

* 1995 (2) Paraguay Open, El Rodeo Open (Colombia)
* 1996 (2) Volvo Masters of Latin America (Brazil), Viña del Mar Open (Chile)
* 1998 (1) Brazil Open
* 1999 (1) Brazil Open
* 2007 (1) PGA Grand Slam of Golf
* 2009 (1) Gary Player Invitational (with Tony Johnstone)
* 2017 (1) PNC Father-Son Challenge (with Ángel Jr.)

### European Senior Tour wins (1)[edit]

No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | To par  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 16 Jun 2024 | Paul Lawrie Matchplay | 3 and 1  |  James Kingston

## Major championships[edit]

### Wins (2)[edit]

Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up

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2007 | U.S. Open | 4 shot deficit | +5 (69-71-76-69=285) | 1 stroke |  Jim Furyk,  Tiger Woods
2009 | Masters Tournament | Tied for lead | −12 (68-68-69-71=276) | Playoff1 |  Chad Campbell,  Kenny Perry

1Defeated Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a sudden-death playoff: Cabrera (4-4), Perry (4-5) and Campbell (5).

### Results timeline[edit]

Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

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Masters Tournament |  |  |
U.S. Open |  |  |
The Open Championship | T51  |  | T4
PGA Championship |  |  | T41
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

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Masters Tournament | CUT  | T10  | T9  | T15  | CUT  | CUT  | T8  | T37  | T25  | 1
U.S. Open | T37  | T7  | T66  | T35  | 16  | T33  | T26  | 1 | CUT  | T54
The Open Championship | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | T22  |  | CUT  | 7  | 34  | CUT  | T24
PGA Championship | T19  | T37  | T48  | T45  | CUT  |  | CUT  | CUT  | T20  | T63
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018

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Masters Tournament | T18  | 7  | T32  | 2  | CUT  | T22  | T24  | CUT  | CUT
U.S. Open | T22  | CUT  | T46  | CUT  | CUT  | T64  | T37  | CUT  |
The Open Championship | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | T11  | T19  |  |  |  |
PGA Championship | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | WD  | WD  |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 2019

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Masters Tournament | CUT
PGA Championship |
U.S. Open |
The Open Championship |

Win

Top 10

Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

### Summary[edit]

Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made

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Masters Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 8
Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 69 | 41

* Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 PGA – 2010 U.S. Open)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2001 Masters – 2001 U.S. Open)

## Results in The Players Championship[edit]

Tournament  | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

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The Players Championship | T26  | T36  | CUT  |  | CUT  | CUT  |  | CUT  | T14
Tournament  | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015

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The Players Championship | CUT  | T41  | WD  | T55  | T38  | WD

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

## Results in World Golf Championships[edit]

Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

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Match Play |  | R64  |  | R64  | R32  |  | R32  | R32  | R64  | QF  | R64  | R64  |  |  |  |
Championship | T25  | T17  | NT1 | T36  |  | T16  | T18  | T26  | T19  | WD  |  | T50  |  |  |  |
Invitational |  |  |  | T19  | T23  | T4  | T41  | T4  | T69  | T36  | T4  | T33  |  |  | T38  | T31
Champions |  |  |  |  |  |  |

1Cancelled due to 9/11

Top 10

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

## Results in senior major championships[edit]

Tournament | 2020

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The Tradition | NT
Senior PGA Championship | NT
U.S. Senior Open | NT
Senior Players Championship | T70
Senior British Open Championship | NT

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

## Team appearances[edit]

* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Argentina): 1997, 1998, 2000
* World Cup (representing Argentina): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* Presidents Cup (International Team): 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013

## References[edit]

Wikinews has related news:

* Golf: Ángel Cabrera wins 2009 Masters Tournament

1. ^ "Week 40 2005 Ending 2 Oct 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
2. ^ Angel Cabrera Wins the 2009 Masters
3. ^ "Angel Cabrera Wife Silvia and New Girlfriend Coki". FabWags. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
4. ^ "Angel Cabrera: Masters winner arrested in Brazil and faces extradition to Argentina". Sky Sports. Associated Press. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
5. ^ Gómez, Ramón (18 March 2021). "Solicitud formal—Todavía detenido en Brasil, el golfista Ángel Cabrera pidió ser extraditado a la Argentina" [Formal request—Still detained in Brazil, the golfer Ángel Cabrera asked to be extradited to Argentina]. Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
6. ^ "Angel Cabrera: Former Masters and US Open champion jailed in Argentina". BBC Sport. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. ^ "Golfer Angel Cabrera sentenced to 2 years in prison for assaulting former partner". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 July 2021.
8. ^ "Argentine Golf Champion Cabrera Sentenced Again For Assault". Barron's. Agence France Presse. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
9. ^ Fernando Llosa, Luis (8 August 2023). "Angel Cabrera to be released from prison after serving 30 months". Golf Digest. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
10. ^ "Angel Cabrera cleared to return to PGA Tour after prison". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 December 2023.
11. ^ "Angel Cabrera – Tournament Wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
12. ^ Official World Golf Ranking – 2 October 2005
13. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
14. ^ "Cabrera to develop courses with Gary Player Design". PGA Tour. 2 October 2009.
15. ^ Cabrera disbelief at US Open win, BBC, 18 June 2007.
16. ^ "Cabrera named Argentine Sportsperson of the Year". PGA European Tour. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.[dead link]
17. ^ "Masters 2009". BBC Sport. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
18. ^ "Cabrera wins Greenbrier Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 July 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Ángel Cabrera at the European Tour official site
* Ángel Cabrera at the PGA Tour official site
* Ángel Cabrera at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
* Angel Cabrera fought his way from the barrio to the U.S. Open

Awards

Preceded by

Germán Chiaraviglio

|  Olimpia de Oro
2007  | Succeeded by

Juan Curuchet
Walter Pérez

Ángel Cabrera in the major championships

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Masters Tournament champions

* 1934 Horton Smith
* 1935 Gene Sarazen†
* 1936 Horton Smith
* 1937 Byron Nelson
* 1938 Henry Picard
* 1939 Ralph Guldahl
* 1940 Jimmy Demaret
* 1941‡ Craig Wood
* 1942 Byron Nelson†
* 1946 Herman Keiser
* 1947 Jimmy Demaret
* 1948 Claude Harmon
* 1949 Sam Snead
* 1950 Jimmy Demaret
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Sam Snead
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Sam Snead†
* 1955 Cary Middlecoff
* 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1957 Doug Ford
* 1958 Arnold Palmer
* 1959 Art Wall Jr.
* 1960‡ Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Gary Player
* 1962 Arnold Palmer†
* 1963 Jack Nicklaus
* 1964 Arnold Palmer
* 1965 Jack Nicklaus
* 1966 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1967 Gay Brewer
* 1968 Bob Goalby
* 1969 George Archer
* 1970 Billy Casper†
* 1971 Charles Coody
* 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Tommy Aaron
* 1974 Gary Player
* 1975 Jack Nicklaus
* 1976‡ Raymond Floyd
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Gary Player
* 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller†
* 1980 Seve Ballesteros
* 1981 Tom Watson
* 1982 Craig Stadler†
* 1983 Seve Ballesteros
* 1984 Ben Crenshaw
* 1985 Bernhard Langer
* 1986 Jack Nicklaus
* 1987 Larry Mize†
* 1988 Sandy Lyle
* 1989 Nick Faldo†
* 1990 Nick Faldo†
* 1991 Ian Woosnam
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Bernhard Langer
* 1994 José María Olazábal
* 1995 Ben Crenshaw
* 1996 Nick Faldo
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 José María Olazábal
* 2000 Vijay Singh
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Mike Weir†
* 2004 Phil Mickelson
* 2005 Tiger Woods†
* 2006 Phil Mickelson
* 2007 Zach Johnson
* 2008 Trevor Immelman
* 2009 Ángel Cabrera†
* 2010 Phil Mickelson
* 2011 Charl Schwartzel
* 2012 Bubba Watson†
* 2013 Adam Scott†
* 2014 Bubba Watson
* 2015‡ Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Danny Willett
* 2017 Sergio García†
* 2018 Patrick Reed
* 2019 Tiger Woods
* 2020 Dustin Johnson
* 2021 Hideki Matsuyama
* 2022 Scottie Scheffler
* 2023 Jon Rahm
* 2024 Scottie Scheffler

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943–1945 cancelled due to World War II

* v
* t
* e

U.S. Open champions

* 1895 Horace Rawlins
* 1896 James Foulis
* 1897 Joe Lloyd
* 1898 Fred Herd
* 1899 Willie Smith
* 1900 Harry Vardon
* 1901 Willie Anderson†
* 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie
* 1903 Willie Anderson†
* 1904 Willie Anderson
* 1905 Willie Anderson
* 1906 Alex Smith
* 1907 Alec Ross
* 1908 Fred McLeod†
* 1909 George Sargent
* 1910 Alex Smith†
* 1911 John McDermott†
* 1912 John McDermott
* 1913 Francis Ouimet#†
* 1914‡ Walter Hagen
* 1915 Jerome Travers#
* 1916 Chick Evans#
* 1919 Walter Hagen†
* 1920 Ted Ray
* 1921‡ Jim Barnes
* 1922 Gene Sarazen
* 1923 Bobby Jones#†
* 1924 Cyril Walker
* 1925 Willie Macfarlane†
* 1926 Bobby Jones#
* 1927 Tommy Armour†
* 1928 Johnny Farrell†
* 1929 Bobby Jones#†
* 1930 Bobby Jones#
* 1931 Billy Burke†
* 1932 Gene Sarazen
* 1933 Johnny Goodman#
* 1934 Olin Dutra
* 1935 Sam Parks Jr.
* 1936 Tony Manero
* 1937 Ralph Guldahl
* 1938 Ralph Guldahl
* 1939 Byron Nelson†
* 1940 Lawson Little†
* 1941 Craig Wood
* 1946 Lloyd Mangrum†
* 1947 Lew Worsham†
* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Cary Middlecoff
* 1950 Ben Hogan†
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Julius Boros
* 1953‡ Ben Hogan
* 1954 Ed Furgol
* 1955 Jack Fleck†
* 1956 Cary Middlecoff
* 1957 Dick Mayer†
* 1958 Tommy Bolt
* 1959 Billy Casper
* 1960 Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Gene Littler
* 1962 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1963 Julius Boros†
* 1964 Ken Venturi
* 1965 Gary Player†
* 1966 Billy Casper†
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus
* 1968 Lee Trevino
* 1969 Orville Moody
* 1970‡ Tony Jacklin
* 1971 Lee Trevino†
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Johnny Miller
* 1974 Hale Irwin
* 1975 Lou Graham†
* 1976 Jerry Pate
* 1977 Hubert Green
* 1978 Andy North
* 1979 Hale Irwin
* 1980 Jack Nicklaus
* 1981 David Graham
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Larry Nelson
* 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller†
* 1985 Andy North
* 1986 Raymond Floyd
* 1987 Scott Simpson
* 1988 Curtis Strange†
* 1989 Curtis Strange
* 1990 Hale Irwin†
* 1991 Payne Stewart†
* 1992 Tom Kite
* 1993 Lee Janzen
* 1994 Ernie Els†
* 1995 Corey Pavin
* 1996 Steve Jones
* 1997 Ernie Els
* 1998 Lee Janzen
* 1999 Payne Stewart
* 2000‡ Tiger Woods
* 2001 Retief Goosen†
* 2002‡ Tiger Woods
* 2003 Jim Furyk
* 2004 Retief Goosen
* 2005 Michael Campbell
* 2006 Geoff Ogilvy
* 2007 Ángel Cabrera
* 2008 Tiger Woods†
* 2009 Lucas Glover
* 2010 Graeme McDowell
* 2011‡ Rory McIlroy
* 2012 Webb Simpson
* 2013 Justin Rose
* 2014‡ Martin Kaymer
* 2015 Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Dustin Johnson
* 2017 Brooks Koepka
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Gary Woodland
* 2020 Bryson DeChambeau
* 2021 Jon Rahm
* 2022 Matt Fitzpatrick
* 2023 Wyndham Clark
* 2024 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945 cancelled due to World War II

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BMW PGA Championship champions

* 1955 Ken Bousfield
* 1956 Charlie Ward†
* 1957 Peter Alliss
* 1958 Harry Bradshaw
* 1959 Dai Rees
* 1960 Arnold Stickley
* 1961 Brian Bamford
* 1962 Peter Alliss
* 1963 Peter Butler
* 1964 Tony Grubb
* 1965 Peter Alliss†
* 1966 Guy Wolstenholme
* 1967 Brian Huggett
* 1968 Peter Townsend
* 1967 Malcolm Gregson
* 1968 David Talbot
* 1969 Bernard Gallacher
* 1972 Tony Jacklin
* 1973 Peter Oosterhuis
* 1974 Maurice Bembridge
* 1975 Arnold Palmer
* 1976 Neil Coles†
* 1977 Manuel Piñero
* 1978 Nick Faldo
* 1979 Vicente Fernández
* 1980 Nick Faldo
* 1981 Nick Faldo
* 1982 Tony Jacklin†
* 1983 Seve Ballesteros
* 1984 Howard Clark
* 1985 Paul Way†
* 1986 Rodger Davis†
* 1987 Bernhard Langer
* 1988 Ian Woosnam
* 1989 Nick Faldo
* 1990 Mike Harwood
* 1991 Seve Ballesteros†
* 1992 Tony Johnstone
* 1993 Bernhard Langer
* 1994 José María Olazábal
* 1995 Bernhard Langer
* 1996 Costantino Rocca
* 1997 Ian Woosnam
* 1998 Colin Montgomerie
* 1999 Colin Montgomerie
* 2000 Colin Montgomerie
* 2001 Andrew Oldcorn
* 2002 Anders Hansen
* 2003 Ignacio Garrido†
* 2004 Scott Drummond
* 2005 Ángel Cabrera
* 2006 David Howell
* 2007 Anders Hansen†
* 2008 Miguel Ángel Jiménez†
* 2009 Paul Casey
* 2010 Simon Khan
* 2011 Luke Donald†
* 2012 Luke Donald
* 2013 Matteo Manassero†
* 2014 Rory McIlroy
* 2015 An Byeong-hun
* 2016 Chris Wood
* 2017 Alex Norén
* 2018 Francesco Molinari
* 2019 Danny Willett
* 2020 Tyrrell Hatton
* 2021 Billy Horschel
* 2022 Shane Lowry

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Ángel Cabrera in the Presidents Cup

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International Presidents Cup team – 2005

* Stuart Appleby
* Ángel Cabrera
* Michael Campbell
* Tim Clark
* Retief Goosen
* Mark Hensby
* Trevor Immelman
* Peter Lonard
* Nick O'Hern
* Adam Scott
* Vijay Singh
* Mike Weir

* Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Lost: 18.5 – 15.5

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International Presidents Cup team – 2007

* Stuart Appleby
* Ángel Cabrera
* K. J. Choi
* Ernie Els
* Retief Goosen
* Trevor Immelman
* Nick O'Hern
* Geoff Ogilvy
* Rory Sabbatini
* Adam Scott
* Vijay Singh
* Mike Weir

* Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Lost: 19.5 – 14.5

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International Presidents Cup team – 2009

* Robert Allenby
* Ángel Cabrera
* Tim Clark
* Ernie Els
* Retief Goosen
* Ryo Ishikawa
* Geoff Ogilvy
* Adam Scott
* Vijay Singh
* Camilo Villegas
* Mike Weir
* Yang Yong-eun

* Greg Norman (non-playing captain)

Lost: 19.5 – 14.5

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International Presidents Cup team – 2013

* Ángel Cabrera
* Jason Day
* Brendon de Jonge
* Graham DeLaet
* Ernie Els
* Branden Grace
* Marc Leishman
* Hideki Matsuyama
* Louis Oosthuizen
* Charl Schwartzel
* Adam Scott
* Richard Sterne

* Nick Price (non-playing captain)

Lost: 18.5 – 15.5
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