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Angel Cabrera

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Angel Cabrera is an Argentine professional golfer born September 12, 1969, known by the nickname El Pato, or the Duck. He won two major championships, the U.S. Open in 2007 and the Masters Tournament in 2009, becoming the first Argentine and the first South American golfer ever to win either title, and he reached a career-high world ranking of ninth in October 2005. He has 57 professional wins across various tours worldwide.

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Birth Year
1969 2
Birth Date
1969-09-12 2
Nationality
Argentine 2
Career Highlight
Two-time major champion: U.S. Open 2007 and Masters 2009 2
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Competition Category
Individual 1
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How did Angel Cabrera win the 2009 Masters?

He won in a sudden death play-off with Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell.

Angel Cabrera won the 2009 Masters Tournament, his second major championship victory, in a sudden death play-off with Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell, after the trio had tied on 12-under-par totals of 276.
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Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
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Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
2. Angel Cabrera (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
  • Lead sentence, birth year
    Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
  • Lead section, career highlight
    He is a two-time major champion, with wins at the U.S. Open in 2007 and the Masters in 2009; he was the first Argentine and South American to win either.
  • Competed In: Masters Tournament, Lead
    the Masters in 2009
  • Plays: Golf, lead paragraph, plays
    Ángel Leopoldo Cabrera (pronounced [ˈaŋxel kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 12 September 1969) is an Argentine professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and PGA Tour.
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