Angel Cabrera won the 2009 Masters. Simon Bruty/SI
It's pretty easy this week. Angel Cabrera wins this week for coming out of nowhere to capture the 2009 Masters. Dan was blown away by his tree-bending shot during the tiebreaker.
Here's SI's Damon Hack describing Cabrera's incredible run at the end of the day Sunday:
They played deep into the shadows of a warm spring evening, a middle-aged man with a hiccup in his swing and an Argentine with a going draw. Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera comprised the final act of a wild Masters Sunday, a day of high drama and loud roars that recalled the old-time magic of this beloved tournament.
When the 39-year-old Cabrera saved par from the trees to the right of the first playoff hole — where the third man in the sudden death shootout, Chad Campbell, succumbed with a bogey — he earned a reprieve to keep battling Perry, and an already special Masters became just a little more intense. From the middle of the 10th fairway, the second playoff hole, Perry pulled his approach shot wide left of the green and missed his 20-footer for par. Cabrera hit his approach just below the hole and safely two-putted.
At dusk, the former caddie became a Masters champion.
Got it Done Award -- Angel Cabrera
Simon Bruty/SI
It's pretty easy this week. Angel Cabrera wins this week for coming out of nowhere to capture the 2009 Masters. Dan was blown away by his tree-bending shot during the tiebreaker.
Here's SI's Damon Hack describing Cabrera's incredible run at the end of the day Sunday:
They played deep into the shadows of a warm spring evening, a middle-aged man with a hiccup in his swing and an Argentine with a going draw. Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera comprised the final act of a wild Masters Sunday, a day of high drama and loud roars that recalled the old-time magic of this beloved tournament.
When the 39-year-old Cabrera saved par from the trees to the right of the first playoff hole — where the third man in the sudden death shootout, Chad Campbell, succumbed with a bogey — he earned a reprieve to keep battling Perry, and an already special Masters became just a little more intense. From the middle of the 10th fairway, the second playoff hole, Perry pulled his approach shot wide left of the green and missed his 20-footer for par. Cabrera hit his approach just below the hole and safely two-putted.
At dusk, the former caddie became a Masters champion.
Nice work Angel. Way to get it done!