Angel Cabrera won his first golf tournament on Sunday since his prison release.
The winner of Masters 2009 won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, a champions event of the PGA Tour, pulling out of 11 sous. He won the victory over KJ Choi and Reatief Goosen.
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Angel Cabrera looks at the fifth tee in the second round of the US Open golf tournament in Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, June 16, 2017. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“Everything I have experienced in recent years, being here, having a chance to win, is very emotional,” he said after the event.
Cabrera was sentenced to prison for threats and harassment against two of his ex-girlfriends. He was released in parole in August 2023 and managed to play the events of the PGA Tour champions later that year.
He told Golf Digest after his release from prison that he was embarrassed by his behavior and asked for his former girlfriends.
Angel Cabrera hits his starting at the 4th hole when continuing the first round of the US Open golf tournament in Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, June 17, 2016. (John David Mercer-USA TODAY SPORTS)
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“I am repentant and embarrassed,” said Cabrera. “I made serious errors. I refused to listen to someone and I did what I wanted, how I wanted and when I wanted. It was bad. I ask forgiveness from Micaela. I ask forgiveness from Celia. They had the unlucky to cross the paths with me when I was at worst. I was not the devil, but I did bad things.”
Cabrera should participate in masters later this week, because champions have exemptions for life.
“I can’t wait to see it,” said Adam Scott, winner of the 2013 masters on Sunday in Augusta National. “This is a happy thing for me. We have a fairly long story. I met him for the first time on the European tour before we are both on the PGA Tour. We played cups of the presidents, we were partners.”
Angel Cabrera addresses the media at a press conference during training sessions on Wednesday of the 2016 American golf tournament in Oakmont CC in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, June 15, 2016. (Kyle Terada-USA today Sports)
Scott beat Cabrera in the playoffs in 2013.
