Angel Cabrera
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Ángel Cabrera (born September 12, 1969 in Villa Allende, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional golfer who plays mainly on the European Tour. On the golf circuit he's also affectionately known as "El Pato" Cabrera (The duck) for his curious way of walking.
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[edit] Career Outline
Cabrera worked as a caddie at the home club of internationally successful Argentine professional Eduardo Romero, who became his mentor. Cabrera turned professional at the age of twenty. His first three visits to the European Tour Qualifying School were unsuccessful, but on his fourth trip in 1995, made with Romero's financial assistance, he qualified for membership of the European Tour in 1996. He retained his card comfortably in his first three seasons and improved substantially to tenth on the Order of Merit in 1999. He has since finished in the top 15 of the Order of Merit on six occasions, with a best placing of fifth in 2005.
Cabrera's first two professional wins came in Latin America in 1995 and his first European Tour win was the 2001 Argentine Open, which was sanctioned by the European Tour on a one off basis that year. In 2005 he won the BMW Championship, which is the most prestigious event on the European Tour schedule outside of the majors and the World Golf Championships. However it was only his third European Tour win, a tally which was perhaps a little disappointing given his consistent form on the tour. At that point he had also won seven non-European Tour events in Latin America, where the standard of play is much lower than on the European Tour.
Ángel Carbrera featured a highest of 9th in the Official World Golf Rankings [1] on October 2005. He has been the top ranked Latin American player for some time.
[edit] European Tour wins
- 2001 Open de Argentina (which was a European Tour event for that year only)
- 2002 Benson & Hedges International Open
- 2005 BMW Championship
[edit] Other wins
- 1995 Paraguay Open, Columbian Open
- 1996 Volvo Masters of Latin America
- 2001 Torneo de Maestros Telefonica (Argentina)
- 2002 Argentine Open, Argentine PGA Championship (tied with Gustavo Rojas)
- 2004 Abierto del sur de Argentina
[edit] Team appearances
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Argentina): 1997, 1998, 2000
- World Cup (representing Argentina): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 2005
