Angel Cabrera Goes from Jail to Another Major Title on PGA Tour Champions
May 20, 2025
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It has not taken Angel Cabrera long to make his mark on the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won twice in the last six weeks, including a Senior Major. Not bad for a player who not so long ago was doing time in prison in his native Argentina.
Cabrera won the Regions Traditions, the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season. The event had a Monday finish because Sunday was delayed by bad weather and then suspended due to darkness.
The Argentine went from strength to strength in the event, going from a 70 in the first round to back-to-back 67s on Friday and Saturday. After 54 holes, he was 12-under and three shots behind leader Jerry Kelly.
But Cabrera’s best was yet to come and he enjoyed superbe golf in the eventful fourth round. He had seven birdies and no bogeys at the suspension and was tied for the lead with Kelly on the 15th hole.
Angel Cabrera of Argentina poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 19, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. Angel Cabrera of Argentina poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 19, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
On Monday, the two-time major champion got off to a slow start, bogeying the first hole. But he recovered quickly and sealed his victory with birdies on 16 and 18 for a final-round 64. His final score was 20 under, one stroke better than Kelly.
“Starting again this morning I was very nervous, but I needed to be calm and I had to trust myself…To win a major is incredible, so I’m very proud.”
Cabrera has played in just six events this season. Just six weeks before winning the Regions Tradition, he also won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, his first PGA Tour Champions title.
To his two wins, he added a fourth-place finish at the Mitsubichi Electric Classic and a top-20 finish at the Hassan II Trophy.
🚨🏆✅ #WINNER — Angel Cabrera has won his 1st Senior Major at Regions Tradition in a Monday finish. It’s the 2nd win in 4 starts for Cabrera on the Champions Tour as his comeback continues. pic.twitter.com/Yr3INvk6I1
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 19, 2025
Angel Cabrera served a jail sentence for domestic violence in his native Argentina and was released at the end of 2023. By February 2024, he had already managed to rejoin the PGA Tour Champions, where he played 12 events that season, with two top 10s as his best results.
He also played in Europe in 2024, winning the Paul Lawrie Match Play on the Legends Tour.
Cabrera has been playing golf professionally since 1989. His career includes 289 PGA Tour events with three wins. His competitive highlights include winning the 2007 US Open and the 2009 Masters Tournament.
His resume includes an additional 54 wins on various tours around the world.
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