Angel Cabrera reinstated to PGA Tour after 2 year prison stint for domestic violence threats

[JackStraw77]

Definitely surprised about this. Never expected to see him again on the Tour. He can play at Augusta in April unless Augusta National Golf Club members decide otherwise. This isn't like Tiger spending a day in jail being out of it using pills. Tiger had a drug problem. This is a guy who spent 2 years in prison over domestic violence threats. You can be sure that Nancy Armour of USA Today will write a front page story about this is if Angel is at Augusta in April. It's not making a lot news now because he hasn't played in a big tournament but this will be a major story come April if he plays. According to the Golfweek article Augusta has been silent about an invitation to his return. Even though winning the Masters allows you to return every year. It's at Augusta discretion to send the invitation to you.

Angel Cabrera records top-10 finish in first tournament since being paroled, speaks about jail time and his future

“I thought about making a comeback the entire time I was in prison. Golf is everything to me.”

golfweek.usatoday.com

 

[Greenbacks]

He did his time.

 

[Ricboff]

why would it be a major story if he plays Augusta?

free now, ready to move on. Had a long time to reflect.

“I don’t look for people to blame anymore. While I was detained, I realized that if I had still been out — and been behaving the way I had been — I would probably not be alive now. There were nights I lay in my cell thanking God for my imprisonment. What I had been doing was so crazy,” he said. “I did all this to myself. But it’s done. I can’t erase how I acted. All I can do is move forward and do something different.”

gl to him

 

[flashmo]

It wasn't his fault..his girlfriend didn't know when to shut up

 

[JackStraw77]

Former Masters and US Open golf champion Angel Cabrera was arrested in Brazil after sparking an international manhunt amid allegations that he tried to run over his ex-girlfriend with a van, authorities said Friday.

The 51-year-old Argentine pro golfer — who was on Interpol’s “code red” list while fleeing earlier this month — was busted by federal officials on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro and will be extradited to his homeland, officials said.

He faces charges for assault, illegal intimidation and theft for incidents involving former romantic partners.

His ex-girlfriend, Cecilia Torres, alleges the golf pro punched her in the face, threatened her and tried to run her over in 2016.

Cabrera’s ex-wife, Silva Rivadero, also filed two charges against him for minor assault and threats. And his ex-partner, Micaela Escudero, claims he beat and threatened her.

Cabrera had been a fugitive in Argentina since August 14, when he failed to appear at a meeting with a prosecutor regarding the alleged attacks.

Rivadero’s lawyer, Carlos Nayi, has said Cabrera is a “danger to all of society.”

“[He] has made fun of the justice system and constantly threatened his former partners,” Nayi told the Argentine news outlet Clarin earlier this month. “He even said that he would take a flight and kill her. [He] runs the risk of committing further barbarities.”

Cabrera is South America’s biggest golf star, winning the US Open in 2007 by one shot over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk. In 2009, he won the Masters in a playoff and also has one PGA Tour victory.

He didn’t play in the Masters tournament last year due to a wrist injury and instead traveled to the US for a surgery in October.

 

[Ricboff]

lol, what's your point