{"id":354572,"date":"2023-12-19T21:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=354572"},"modified":"2023-12-20T01:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T01:02:56","slug":"masters-champ-cleared-for-pga-tour-return-after-jail-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=354572","title":{"rendered":"Masters champ cleared for PGA Tour return after jail stint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-time major<\/a> champion Angel Cabrera has been cleared to return to the PGA Tour<\/a> after a stint in jail for domestic violence.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old was released on parole from an Argentina prison in August where he served two years for threatening and \ufeffharassment of two former partners, Cecilia Torres Mana and Micaela Escudero.<\/p>\n

Without confirming Cabrera was ever suspended \u2014 the PGA Tour does not publicise conduct violations \u2014 a tour spokesman confirmed the 54-year-old Argentine is eligible to play.<\/p>\n

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Cabrera, who won the 2007 US Open<\/a> and the 2009 Masters<\/a> in a playoff, said he wants to clean up his image after making \u201cserious mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI refused to listen to anyone and did what I wanted, how I wanted and when I wanted,\u201d Cabrera said in a lengthy interview with Golf Digest.<\/p>\n

"That was wrong. I ask Micaela for forgiveness. I ask Celia for forgiveness. They had the bad luck of being with me when I was at my worst. I wasn\u2019t the devil, but I did bad things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply embarrassed because I disappointed the people closest to me \u2014 and everyone who loves me through golf.<\/p>\n

\u201cGolf gave me everything, and I know I will never be able to repay the debt I owe this sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golf Digest said Cabrera was undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction, including taking daily medication that causes sickness if he drinks. His longtime coach, Charlie Epps, said Cabrera was taking alcohol education courses for six hours a week.<\/p>\n

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In the interview, the 54-year-old Cabrera said he was trying to complete classes to graduate the sixth grade and had two months left when he was released on parole.<\/p>\n

Epps said he asked Ping if it could supply Cabrera with a new set of golf clubs, which the coach took down to Argentina upon the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played with him for five days,\u201d Epps said Tuesday in a telephone interview. \u201cIt's a miracle that an uneducated, poor kid can look back and say: \u2018OK, I did wrong. I\u2019m going to learn from it and it's all up to me now.' He gets a second chance and he wants to try to take advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cabrera played a tournament in Rosario, Argentina, last week and tied for 10th.<\/p>\n

Augusta National did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he would be invited to the Masters, where champions have a lifetime exemption.<\/p>\n

Golf Digest obtained a letter from the tour notifying Cabrera that his suspension was lifted effective Monday and that \u201cfailure to comply with the terms of your release from prison or any additional information regarding your legal situation in Argentina may result in the immediate reinstatement of your suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cabrera has seven wins on main tours around the world, his last one at the Greenbrier Classic in 2014. He is best known for holding off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to win the US Open at Oakmont for his first major, and for his shot out of the trees on the 18th hole that led to a playoff win at the Masters over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell.<\/p>\n

Cabrera was among inmates granted two-hour visits with partners every 15 days because of good behaviour. Yamila Alvarez, his partner of four years, gave birth to a son in November 2022. They married in October after Cabrera got out of prison.<\/p>\n

Cabrera said being on the golf course again \u201cfelt like a rebirth\u201d and that his hope is to return to the Masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI've made serious mistakes, but I've also paid my debts,\u201d he said. \u201cI'm going to work as hard as I can to clean up my image. I want to recover the stature I had as an athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cGolf is everything to me,\u201d he said. \u201cIt's my life. I have to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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