{"id":4755,"date":"2025-05-26T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/angel-cabrera-wins-one-stroke-at-the-senior-pga-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T13:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:00:58","slug":"angel-cabrera-wins-one-stroke-at-the-senior-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/angel-cabrera-wins-one-stroke-at-the-senior-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Cabrera wins one stroke at the senior PGA championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BETESDA, Maryland &#8211; Angel Cabrera felt the opportunity when Padraig Harrington was upset on the 15th hole with a double bogey while playing several groups first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was like, &#8216;This is my turn,'&#8221; Cabrera said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p>Harrington was unstable on the stretch, but the Cabrera was stable, shooting a 3-under 69 on Sunday, earning a one-stroke victory in the Senior PGA Championship in Congress. It was his second senior major in his week.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera, the 2007 US Open and 2009 Masters champion, acquired a rain-lagged regional tradition on Monday in Alabama, Argentina&#8217;s first senior major. Six days later, in Congress, he followed Harrington on two strokes after Harrington rolled in with a long birdie putt on the 14th.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harrington double bogeyed No. 15, and Cabrera leased the same hole after a while to take the lead. After Harrington&#8217;s bogey on the par 4 18th, Cabrera needed only a bogey in the hole and got it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel very emotional,&#8221; Cabrera said. &#8220;Maybe you can&#8217;t see, but I&#8217;m very emotional inside, especially after everything I&#8217;ve experienced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498308_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498308_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498308_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0525%2Fr1498308_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Cabrera spent 20 months in an Argentine prison after being convicted of assaulting, threatening and harassing her former partner. He was also accused of assaulting three other partners.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera was released on parole in August 2023 and missed a cut at the Masters after winning the PGA Tour Champions event last month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought I would fail, especially after sitting without touching the club for a while,&#8221; Cabrera said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve worked very hard, but I feel that all the effort will pay off. This is what I have right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera finished at 8 under 280. Harrington (68) and Thomas Bjorn (68) were tied second, with Lettyf Goosen (71), Jason Carron (71) and Stewart Sink (70) taking another strokeback.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Richard Brand came in 14th at 2 under.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera was part of the first four-way tie at the beginning of the day, while Harrington was a two-stroke back, but in great shape after birdieing seven of his first 14 holes in the final round.<\/p>\n<p>His high point came in 14th after a strange situation where it appeared that there was bird excrement in the green next to his balls.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know how much I could rub it on,&#8221; Harrington said. &#8220;I know you can pay it off, but I actually had to scrape it off the green.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harrington then made a putt from about 30 feet for birdie, moving him to 10 under, two shots before Cabrera. However, the lead is no. At 15 (424 yard par 4) the 5 timber left the tee and then disappeared shortly. Harrington needed four strokes to reach the green.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have lifelong issues with being confident and cocky, and I did it with a 15 teebox. It was a very simple tee shot,&#8221; Harrington said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t get into it completely, so I panicked at the last moment and hit a big hook.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera missed the green on the 13th of the par 3, but saved a par, and his birdie later gave him a one-stroke lead. Harrington then putts on the 18th, missing from about 3 feet, settling on a bogey that pushed Cabrera&#8217;s lead to two.<\/p>\n<p>The 18 Cabrera drive missed to the right, but Harrington was watching on TV. At that point, Harrington wanted Cabrera to spare the Irish star further pain of a one-stroke loss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just really want him for two putts,&#8221; Harrington said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cabrera could still win with three putts and that&#8217;s what happened.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just think 15 tees are too easy,&#8221; Harrington said. &#8220;I was careless. That&#8217;s all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BETESDA, Maryland &#8211; Angel Cabrera felt the opportunity when Padraig Harrington was upset on the 15th hole with a double bogey while playing several groups first. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;This is my turn,&#8217;&#8221; Cabrera said through an interpreter. 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