Masters champ Angel Cabrera wins 1st golf event since prison release

Angel Cabrera received his first golf match on Sunday since he was launched from jail.

The Masters winner 2009 received the James Hardie Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame Invitational, a PGA Tour Champions occasion, capturing 11-under. He received the victory over KJ Choi and Retief Goosen.

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Angel Cabrera seems on 16 June 2017 through the second spherical of the US Open Golf Event in Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. (Rob Schumacher-usa Right this moment Sports activities)

“All the things I’ve skilled lately, being right here, getting the prospect to win may be very emotional,” he stated after the occasion.

Cabrera was sentenced to jail for threats and intimidation towards two of his ex-girlfriends. He was launched on conditional launch in August 2023 and was acquitted later that yr at PGA Tour Champions occasions.

After his launch from jail, he advised Golf Digest that he was ashamed of his conduct and requested his former girlfriends for forgiveness.

Angel Cabrera hits his T -shirt on the 4th gap through the continuation of the primary spherical of the US Open Golf Event in Oakmont Nation Membership in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on 17 June 2016. (John David Mercer-usa Right this moment Sports activities)

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“I’m repentance and embarrassed,” stated Cabrera. “I made severe errors. I refused to take heed to somebody and did what I needed, how I needed and after I needed to. That was flawed. I ask Micaela for forgiveness. I ask Celia for forgiveness. That they had the unhealthy luck to cross paths with me after I was on my worst. I wasn’t the satan, however I did unhealthy issues.”

Cabrera will take part within the Masters later this week, as a result of champions have lifelong exemptions.

“I am unable to wait to see him,” stated Adam Scott, winner of Masters 2013, Sunday in Augusta Nationwide. “It is a completely happy factor for me. We have now a reasonably lengthy historical past. I met him for the primary time on the European tour earlier than we had been each on the PGA Tour. We performed president cups, we’ve got been companions.”

Angel Cabrera focuses on the media in a press convention through the apply rounds on Wednesday of the US Open Golf Event 2016 in Oakmont CC in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on 15 June 2016. (Kyle Terada-usa Right this moment Sports activities)

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Scott defeated Cabrera in a play -off in 2013.

The Related Press has contributed to this report.

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