He August Mastersthe first ‘big’ of the golf season, started this Thursday without Angel Cabrerahe Argentine golfer champion in 2009who hopes to return to Augusta National.
Born in the Cordoba town of Villa Allende (central Argentina) 54 years ago, he returned to competition in December to reconnect with the sport in which he achieved glory and from which he was separated to serve 32 months in prison, which chained two sentences for sexist violence.
He also won the US Open in 2007 He is confident that he will fulfill his dream of also returning to the place where, in 2009, he became the first Latin American to wear the green jacket. But the truth came down from the cloud.
Although the tournament organization invited him, as a former champion, to participate in the competition and, in particular, in the special dinner before the event, Cabrera was unable to travel to the United States because this country denied him an entry visa.
At the beginning of this year, the President of Augusta National Golf Club, Fred Ridley, He told the British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ that the organization was waiting for Cabrera: “For sure, Ángel is one of our great champions.” However, aware that at the time he had problems with his documentation, the manager wished him “the best of luck with that” and confirmed that he was “welcome back” if he was able to “resolve the legal problems that.”
But Cabrera’s former agent Manuel Tagle told the specialized publication ‘Golf Week’ that the visa was denied because “more information” was needed. However, deadlines for the delivery and review of the requested documentation prevented Cabrera from attending the Masters.
“Of course I want the Masters. I want to play as much as I can on the calendar, I’m really looking forward to it. Of course: I’m not going to make up for the time I lost. I’m working on my physique,” Cabrera explained to the newspaper ‘La Nation’ in Argentina in December.
He was then looking forward to his plan to visit the United States Embassy to process the renewal of his visa, which he said is valid until March. After being denounced by two former partners between 2017 and 2018 and convicted of coercion, minor injuries, intimidation and disobedience to authority, he spent 32 months in prison.
On August 4, 2023, he was released after serving two-thirds of his sentence, after a psychological examination revealed “an evolution related to the perception of issues of gender violence.”
‘El Pato’ Cabrera made his professional debut in 1989, at the age of 20, and entered the American circuit in 2007. According to official data from the PGA Tour, he earned career earnings of $14.8 million. His record, which includes dozens of victories in international tournaments, has only three wins on the PGA Tour, the last of which was The Greenbrier Classic in the 2013-2014 season.
However, the two that have completed the success in the North American professional circuit are ‘Majors’: the US Open, achieved in its debut year, and the Masters, a milestone that no other Latin American has repeated and will be held this year. ‘Duck’ Cabrera is gone.
Source: La Verdad
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