From The APEduardo Romero was turning the pages of the magazine and showing the pictures like it was a family album full of treasured memories."That is Angel with the trophy. That is Angel with Tiger. That is a picture of all of us at our weekly caddies barbecue that we have every Friday," Romero said as he gave a tour of Gente, a weekly magazine in Argentina that had quite a spread on native son

From The BBCUS Open champion Angel Cabrera will compete in the European Open at the K Club in Ireland next week.The Argentine beat Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by one shot to clinch his maiden major at Oakmont earlier this month. "I''ve always enjoyed playing in Ireland where the fans are appreciative and knowledgeable," said the 37-year-old. "There''s a great atmosphere about the K Club. I''ve done well there in the past and look forward

From Paul Forsyth, Times OnlineBritish immigrants built Argentina’s railways at the end of the 19th century, it led to the construction of a golf course near almost every station. Among them was the famous Jockey Club, just outside Buenos Aires. In 2001, it hosted the Open de Argentina, the only time it has been sanctioned by the European Tour. Its winner was Angel Cabrera.It was the first of four European Tour titles for the beefy

From Mark Reason, Sunday TelegraphRoberto de Vicenzo reckons that Angel Cabrera is a better ball striker than Tiger Woods. De Vic-enzo, the grand old man of Argentinian golf who won the Open back in 1967, is not given to hyperbole. He famously once said after signing for the wrong score and costing himself a play-off in the Masters: "What a stupid I am." Yet the hysteria surrounding Woods means that many will now denounce De

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From The APU.S. Open winner Angel Cabrera withdrew from next week''s French Open.Cabrera flew home to Argentina after becoming the country''s first major winner in 40 years, holding off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a stroke at Oakmont on Sunday.Cabrera gave no reason for his decision not to play at Le Golf National near Versailles when the French Open begins on Thursday, the European Tour said Friday.Cabrera has indicated he will return to the

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From The APU.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera was welcomed by hundreds of Argentine compatriots during a motorcade from the airport to his home on Tuesday.With an Argentina flag draped over his shoulders, Cabrera held the trophy aloft through the sunroof of a station wagon during the drive with a police escort at Villa Allende in the central province of Cordoba.Cheering and clapping bystanders, and others who honked their horns, were greeted by thumbs up from

From ReutersFormer British Open champion Roberto de Vicenzo has paid tribute to Angel Cabrera''s U.S. Open victory and expressed his delight that a fellow Argentine has won a major during his lifetime."It''s fantastic," the 84-year-old de Vicenzo told the PGA Tour in an interview. "Cabrera is now a hero in Argentina. He''s my hero! I''m very happy for him because I didn''t want to leave this world before I saw something like this."It was very

From Lewine Mair, TelegraphGolf, as they say, was never meant to be fair and, when Angel Cabrera won the US Open on Sunday, it would have been a bit exasperating for the rest. Whereas most of the better players fork out for team of experts, which at its most basic will consist of a coach, a psychologist and a trainer, the 37-year-old Cabrera does not bother with any of the above.He may have listened to

From The BBCThe Argentine is the fourth player to qualify for the 16-man event on 11-14 October which has golf''s richest first prize of £1m. Also through is defending champion Paul Casey, world number one Tiger Woods and Masters champion Zach Johnson. Whether Woods returns after his first-round defeat by Shaun Micheel last year has yet to be confirmed. Ten players qualify from their performances in the four majors. Currently filling the eight spots behind

From Gary Van Sickle, Sports IllustratedIt''s last call from the 107th U.S. Open. Final thoughts, observations and loose change:• Angel Cabrera of Argentina was no fluke winner. He''s contended before in other majors, including the Masters and last year''s British Open, where his poor decision making and Sunday nerves quickly sank his chances. You could chalk up his back-to-back bogeys at 16 and 17 on Sunday to nerves, but then again, those were damn tough

From GOLF.com1. According to the U.S. Open Media Guide, Cabrera grew up two blocks away from fellow European Tour player Eduardo Romero in Cordoba, Argentina. After Cabrera failed to earn his European Tour card three-straight times, Romero paid Cabrera''s expenses in 1995 so he could continue to practice and compete.2. Angel Cabrera, known around the European Tour as, "Pato," or The Duck, was the first Argentinean-born golfer to be ranked in the world''s Top 10.3.

From Gary D''Amato, NBC SportsIt''s a long way from Cordoba, Argentina, a small town near the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains, to the top of the golf world.On Sunday, Angel Cabrera beat enormous odds and reached the summit. The elementary school drop-out, who caddied as a teenager to put food on the family table, won the 107th U.S. Open Championship after a wild final round that at various points saw six different golfers hold

From CBS SportslineThe details had been taken care of. He had delivered the winning ball to Angel Cabrera''s manager, and in keeping with a long-held custom, had removed the flag from the pin in the 18th hole, rolled it up and tucked it away in his pocket. Angel Cabrera was the only player to shoot two sub-par rounds. (Getty Images) As his employer accepted the U.S. Open championship trophy a few feet away, while thousands

From CBS SportslineUnlikely champion. Familiar scenario.Angel Cabrera hit all the right shots to hold off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk by a stroke on a Sunday of survival at the U.S. Open, shooting a 1-under-par 69 at brutal Oakmont and giving Argentina its first major championship in 40 years.And for the second straight major, Woods played in the final group and couldn''t deliver in the clutch.Woods squandered birdie chances with his wedge and his putter,