Angel Cabrera
Angel Cabrera
Ángel Cabrerais an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the European Tour and PGA Tour. He is known affectionately as "El Pato" in Spanishfor his waddling gait. He is a two-time major champion, with wins at the U.S. Open in 2007 and the Masters in 2009; he was the firstArgentine to win either. He also lost in a sudden death playoff at the Masters in 2013...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth12 September 1969
CityCordoba, Argentina
club course great grew hanging home learned lucky people surrounded taught
I was very lucky because hanging out at a golf course was much better than being on the streets. Golf taught me a great deal. I grew up surrounded by people who were professionals - lawyers, doctors, engineers. Around them, I learned how to behave, speak, eat, dress. I had nothing at home. The club was my home.
work
With sacrifice and work, anything can be done.
dignified feed money work
I didn't become a caddie because I wanted to be a caddie. I was a caddie because that was how I could make money and feed myself. It was work. It was a dignified job.
coins either grab
I grab coins and tees in my travels, but I usually mark my ball with a coin from Argentina, either a peso or a 10-centavo piece.
children miss rack
When I'm on the road traveling, the things I miss most are my two children and barbecuing with friends. Rack of ribs, lamb and veal are my specialties.
change won
Just because I won the U.S. Open doesn't mean I'm going to change the way I live.
confident largely masters won
I won the 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters in my late 30s, largely because of my confident driving.
basic complete education elementary work
I had to work to eat. I couldn't even complete a basic elementary education.
miss
Golf gives and takes. So yeah, sometimes you make those putts, sometimes you just miss them. But that's golf.
four holes struggling
He holed more putts than I did. I was always struggling when he birdied four holes in a row.
handful open seen watch
I've only seen a handful of short clips of my U.S. Open win. I remember how I did it; I don't need to watch a video.
ambition finish maybe played today top tournament win year
I played very well today - I made every putt. My ambition is to finish the year in the top 10. To do that, I will have to win another tournament this year, maybe here.
ambition finish maybe played today top tournament win year
I played very well today I made every putt, ... My ambition is to finish the year in the top 10. To do that, I will have to win another tournament this year, maybe here.
ambition finish maybe played today top tournament win year
I played very well today - I made every putt, ... My ambition is to finish the year in the top 10. To do that, I will have to win another tournament this year, maybe here.