Cabrera Returning To The Masters First Time In Six Years A Winner After Maiden Champions Tour Triumph.

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Angel Cabrera could not have asked for better return to The Masters for what will be a first occasion in six years after capturing a maiden Champions Tour victory at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Florida.

Cabrera, 55, posted a closing one-under-par 71 to win by two shots at 11-under from fellow Major champions K J Choi (69) second at nine-under and Retief Goosen (68) third at eight-under on the host Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton.

The champion Argentinean golfer was one clear coming down the last but after Choi bogey, it was a comfortable two shot triumph for Cabrera.

The win for the 2009 Masters champion is Cabrera’s 55th pro title success but a first since June last year in winning the European Tour’s Legends Tour event in Scotland.

It was an emotional Cabrera in victory saying: “Everything I’ve gone through the last few years, being here, having a chance to win, is very emotional”.

He had spoken to Golf Digest just recently he expressed embarrassment for his outside the ropes behaviour

said he was embarrassed by his behaviour and asked his former partners for forgiveness.

Angel Cabrera with the stunning Champions Tour trophy – Image Champions Tour

“I am repentant and embarrassed,” Cabrera said. “I made serious mistakes. I refused to listen to anyone and did what I wanted, how I wanted and when I wanted. That was wrong. I ask Micaela for forgiveness. I ask Celia for forgiveness. They had the bad luck of crossing paths with me when I was at my worst. I wasn’t the devil, but I did bad things.”

The victory means Cabrera is now fully exempt on the PGA Tour Champions through 2026. And he goes to the Masters on a high note.

“I can’t wait to see him,” Scott said on Sunday at Augusta National.

“It’s a happy thing for me. We’ve got a fairly long history. I first met him on the European Tour before we both were on the PGA Tour. We’ve played Presidents Cups, we’ve been partners.”

Ángel Cabrera, 68-66-71 – 205 (11-under)
  • The 55-year-old earned his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (26 starts)
    • Previous best finish: fourth (2024 SAS Championship)
  • Snapped a winless streak of 10 years, nine months (or 3,927 days), dating back to the 2014 Greenbrier Classic (PGA TOUR)
  • Earned an exemption on PGA TOUR Champions through the end of the 2026 season
  • This is his low 54-hole score on PGA TOUR Champions (205)
    • Previous low 54-hole score: 207 (2024 Stifel Charity Classic)
  • Making his third start of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions, his previous best finish was T19 (Trophy Hassan II)
    • Moves up to No. 10 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
  • Started the week as second alternate and got into the field when Mark Hensby withdrew
    • This is the second consecutive week with an alternate winning the event on PGA TOUR Champions (Steve Allan was first alternate at last week’s Galleri Classic)
  • Becomes the third first-time winner of the 2025 season on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous instances: Justin Leonard (Chubb Classic), Steve Allan (The Galleri Classic)
  • This is the 13th victory by a player from Argentina on PGA TOUR Champions
    • Previous winners: Eduardo Romero (5), Vicente Fernandez (4), Roberto De Vicenzo (2), Ricardo Gonzalez (1)
  • Won three times on the PGA TOUR, including two majors (288 starts)
    • PGA TOUR wins: 2007 U.S. Open; 2009 Masters Tournament; 2014 Greenbrier Classic


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