Angel Cabrera is returning to Augusta Nationwide this spring.
Golfweek first reported the information.
The 55-year-old Argentine has not performed at The Masters since 2019, when he missed the minimize after posting rounds of 82 and 75 throughout the primary two days.
Within the 18 months after that, he sporadically performed on the PGA Tour Champions, making 11 begins total. His greatest end throughout that stretch got here on the 2019 Ally Problem, the place he tied for twenty first because of a ultimate spherical 66.
In September 2020, he withdrew from the PURE Insurance coverage Championship, which marked his ultimate begin on the PGA Tour Champions for roughly three-and-a-half years. Roughly 4 months after that, in January 2021, Brazilian authorities arrested Cabrera on assault expenses involving former romantic companions, based on The New York Submit.
He was then extradited to Argentina and served one other two years in jail. Argentinian authorities launched Cabrera in August 2023.
Then, in December 2023, the PGA Tour cleared Cabrera to compete in tour-sanctioned occasions, thus paving the way in which for him to return to skilled golf. He performed in 12 occasions on the PGA Tour Champions final yr, 10 of which got here in July, August, September, and October. Cabrera, often known as ‘El Pato,’ tied for fifth at The Senior Open held at Carnoustie, his greatest profession end in a senior main.
He couldn’t play in final yr’s Masters — and the start half of the PGA Tour Champions season — as a result of his visa to enter the US was briefly declined. That concern has since been resolved, clearing Cabrera to return to Augusta. He additionally has standing on the PGA Tour Champions in 2025, because of him ending among the many high 10 at PGA Tour Champions Last Q-Faculty this previous December. Up to now this season, Cabrera tied for nineteenth on the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco after which completed T-51 on the Chubb Traditional in Naples.
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