Angel Cabrera Facts: 20 Things To Know About The Two-Time Major Winner

Angel Cabrera is best known for two Major wins, but those achievements only tell a small part of a remarkable career in the game.

However, it’s not just the Argentine’s on-course experiences that have helped define him – there have also been some remarkable highs and lows in his personal life.

Here are 20 things you may not know about the veteran.

Angel Cabrera Facts

1. Angel Cabrera was born on 12 September 1969 in Cordoba, Argentina.

2. He grew up in poverty and was raised by his grandmother.

3. His nicknamed El Pato – Spanish for The Duck, which he acquired thanks to his waddling gait.

4. Originally, Cabrera was a caddie at Cordoba Country Club, a role he began at the age of 10. He learned to play the game by competing against fellow caddies for money before turning professional at the age of 20 in 1989.

5. Cabrera’s first pro win came at the 1991 San Diego Grand Prix on the Argentina Tour.

6. After three failed attempts to earn a European Tour card at Q-school, he was successful in 1995, and in 2001, he claimed victory on the circuit for the first time in the Open de Argentina.

7. His career-high world ranking came on 2 October 2005, when he reached ninth.

8. The first of his two Major titles came at the 2007 US Open, when he beat Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one at Oakmont. That made him the first Argentine player to win the tournament and only the second to win a Major after Roberto De Vicenzo won the 1967 Open.

9. Two years later, he won The Masters after a three-way playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry.

10. He almost won a second Masters title in 2013 but lost to Adam Scott in a playoff.

11. Cabrera won his first non-Major PGA Tour title in 2014 at the Greenbrier Classic.

12. By 2025, Cabrera had 54 professional wins, including 23 on the Argentine Tour. His most recent title came in June 2024, when he won the Legends Tour’s Paul Lawrie Matchplay.

13. He played for the International Team in four editions of the Presidents Cup – in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2013. He also represented Argentina three times in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and nine times in the World Cup.

14. Two of his sons, Federico and Angel Jr, have played professionally on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica.

15. Angel Jr has caddied for him on several occasions at The Masters.

16. Had he not been a golfer, Cabrero has said he would have turned to soccer.

17. In 2021, Cabrera was found guilty of domestic abuse against two former partners and sentenced to three years and 10 months in jail. He was released in August 2023.

18. In November 2022, Cabrera’s partner Yamila Alvarez gave birth to their son, Felipe. Angel married Yamila two months after his release from jail.

19. Despite having a lifetime exemption to The Masters thanks to his win in 2009, he wasn’t able to play in the first edition following his release from prison, as he was denied a US visa.

20. That issue was resolved the month after the 2024 Masters, and the following March, he was confirmed in the field for the 2025 tournament.