Angel Cabrera of Argentina won on the PGA Tour Champions for the first time Sunday, earning a two-shot victory over South Korea’s K.J. Choi at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla.
Cabrera, 55, led wire-to-wire, sharing the first-round lead with four others before pulling ahead by two on Saturday. He shot a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday at the Old Course at Broken Sound, finishing the week 11-under 205.
Cabrera spent time in prison between 2021 and 2023 on charges of assault, including threatening two of his ex-girlfriends.
The former Masters and U.S. Open champion will return to Augusta National this coming week to play in the Masters for the first time since his convictions.
“It’s very emotional after everything that I’ve gone through the last couple years,” Cabrera said after his victory, “so being here to have these chances again and win again for me is very much. And obviously it was a hard battle out there.”
Cabrera was tied with Choi before birdieing the par-4 17th hole to eke in front. Cabrera parred his final hole, while Choi bogeyed.
“Right now, I want to enjoy this,” Cabrera said. “The Masters I’m going to be walking hole by hole, but I want to enjoy this right now.”
South Africa’s Retief Goosen (68) finished third at 8 under at the inaugural event. Thomas Bjorn of Denmark (68) and Joe Durant (69) tied for fourth at 7 under.
