Two years ago, two-time major champion Angel Cabrera was serving a 30-month prison sentence in South America for domestic violence charges involving two former girlfriends.
On Monday, Cabrera won another major championship—this time on the senior circuit—with a one-stroke victory over Jerry Kelly at the 2025 Regions Tradition at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama.
A weather delay prevented the tournament from concluding on Sunday evening, so six players returned on Monday morning to complete the final round.
Cabrera birdied two of his remaining three holes to post the lowest final round in the field: eight-under-par 64. The victory marks Cabrera’s second win in four starts this season on the PGA Tour Champions.
Ángel Cabrera is clutch!
He leads by two after a huge birdie on No. 18 💪
Jerry Kelly needs a closing eagle to force a playoff @RegionsTrad. pic.twitter.com/l23V8zCtdB
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 19, 2025
“Winning a major is incredible, and I’m very proud,” Cabrera said. “It brings a lot of thoughts to mind. It was very tough, the experiences I went through, so there’s a lot going on in my mind right now. It’s hard to process.”
The 55-year-old was released from prison on parole in August 2023 and returned to professional competition in his native Argentina in December of that year, making the cut in the Abierto del Litoral (the Coast Open) and finishing 10th.
After obtaining a visa to travel to the United States, Cabrera resumed his career on the PGA Tour Champions in 2024, competing in 12 events and achieving two top-10 finishes.
In April, Cabrera secured his first win on the PGA Tour Champions at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. He then returned to the Masters for the first time since 2019, missing the cut with rounds of 75 and 80.
This week, the PGA Tour Champions will contest its second major of the year, the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The winner will earn an exemption into next year’s PGA Championship, which will be held at Aronimink Country Club near Philadelphia.
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