Ángel Cabrera

Argentina · born September 12, 1969, Cordoba, Argentina

2major championships

Masters1 win, 1 2nd
U.S. Open1 win
The Open2 top 10s

Summary

First major 2007 U.S. Open
Last major 2009 The Masters
Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

2007 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · 285 (+5) · by 1 stroke from Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods
2009 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · won a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry

Near misses

1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T4 · 291 (+7)
2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 7 · 278 (-10)
2013 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Adam Scott · 279 · lost playoff

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Adam Scott's rivals →

Moments

2009 Masters Cabrera became the first Argentine to win the Masters, winning the first three-man playoff at Augusta in 22 years with a par on the second extra hole.
2009 Masters Kenny Perry, 48, led by two with two holes to play but bogeyed the 17th and 18th to fall into the playoff.

Records and firsts

1942 Masters Most playoffs (player) · 2 (Hogan 1942, 1954 (lost both); Faldo 1989, 1990 (won both); Cabrera 2009 (won), 2013 (lost); Rose 2017, 2025 (lost both)) (Ben Hogan; Nick Faldo; Angel Cabrera; Justin Rose)
2009 Masters First Masters champion from: Argentina

Results by championship

Best day

2009 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · won a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry (Hole 18: Cabrera par, Perry par, Campbell bogey (eliminated); Hole 10: Cabrera par, Perry bogey)

Cabrera became the first Argentine to win the Masters, winning the first three-man playoff at Augusta in 22 years with a par on the second extra hole.

Kenny Perry, 48, led by two with two holes to play but bogeyed the 17th and 18th to fall into the playoff.

Record: Argentina

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2009.

Career line, 1999–2013

Masters

2009 Masters: won 2013 Masters: runner-up to Adam Scott

U.S. Open

2007 U.S. Open: won

The Open

1999 The Open: finished T4 2006 The Open: finished 7

200020052010

5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Runner-up
Top 10

Ángel Cabrera was born on September 12, 1969, in Cordoba, Argentina. Cabrera won 2 major championships: 1 Masters (2009) and 1 U.S. Open (2007).

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

2007 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, PA · 285 (+5) · by 1 stroke from Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods
2009 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · won a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry (Hole 18: Cabrera par, Perry par, Campbell bogey (eliminated); Hole 10: Cabrera par, Perry bogey)

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

1999 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T4 · 291 (+7)
2006 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 7 · 278 (-10)
2013 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Adam Scott · 279 · lost playoff

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

Masters Champions Dinner

2010, as the 2009 champion

Starter / appetizer Grouper ceviche over plantain chips; chorizo y morcillas Argentinian style; empanadas de carne y pollo (beef and chicken turnovers)
Main course Grilled Argentine-style rib eye steak (with a Malbec demi-glace, per Golf Channel)
Sides Mashed potatoes; roasted cipollini onions; grilled asparagus
Dessert Panqueque de dulce de leche (caramel crepes with vanilla ice cream)
Wine / drinks 2007 Achával-Ferrer Finca Mirador Malbec, Mendoza (printed as "2007 Ferrer, Mirador Achaval Mendoza")

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. A traditional asado.

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

1942 Masters Most playoffs (player) · 2 (Hogan 1942, 1954 (lost both); Faldo 1989, 1990 (won both); Cabrera 2009 (won), 2013 (lost); Rose 2017, 2025 (lost both)) (Ben Hogan; Nick Faldo; Angel Cabrera; Justin Rose)
2009 Masters First Masters champion from: Argentina

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.