Cabrera beats Perry, Campbell
in US Masters play-off drama
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
After a three-way play-off at Augusta National, Argentina's Angel Cabrera has added a Masters green jacket to his 2007 US Open victory - and stopped 48-year-old American Kenny Perry becoming the oldest major champion in history.
The pair had tied with Perry's Ryder Cup team-mate Chad Campbell on 12 under par after a day earlier dominated by magnificent charges and bad finishes from Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Campbell went out when he missed a par putt of under four feet on the first hole of the sudden-death play-off. Cabrera made a seven-footer to stay alive there and triumphed when Perry, who had bogeyed the final two holes of regulation play when two ahead, missed the green at the second extra hole and failed to get up and down.
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The Masters' official website
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At 69th in the world Cabrera became the lowest-rated Masters champion since the rankings began in 1986 - and his triumph came 41 years after his compatriot Roberto de Vicenzo became one of the unluckiest losers ever in major golf.
De Vicenzo was all set to go into a play-off with American Bob Goalby at the same Augusta National course, but signed his scorecard for a par 4 on the 17th when he had actually taken 3.
The rules stated that he had to accept the higher score and so he is forever listed as a Masters runner-up.
That looked likely to be Cabrera's final position as well, but Perry brought back horrible memories of his finish to the 1996 US PGA championship.
On that occasion he was two ahead with one to play, but carded a closing bogey 6, sat in a television studio and watched Mark Brooks birdie, then lost the play-off.
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZE MONEY
Par 288 (4 x 72)
1. Angel Cabrera 68 68 69 71 276 -12 (won three-man play-off at 2nd extra hole) $1,350,000
T2. Chad Campbell 65 70 72 69 276 -12 $660,000
T2. Kenny Perry 68 67 70 71 276 -12 $660,000
4. Shingo Katayama 67 73 70 68 278 -10 $360,000
5. Phil Mickelson 73 68 71 67 279 -9 $300,000
T6. Steve Flesch 71 74 68 67 280 -8 $242,813
T6. John Merrick 68 74 72 66 280 -8 $242,813
T6. Steve Stricker 72 69 68 71 280 -8 $242,813
T6. Tiger Woods 70 72 70 68 280 -8 $242,813
T10. Jim Furyk 66 74 68 73 281 -7 $187,500
T10. Hunter Mahan 66 75 71 69 281 -7 $187,500
T10. Sean O'Hair 68 76 68 69 281 -7 $187,500
T13. Tim Clark 68 71 72 71 282 -6 $150,000
T13. Camilo Villegas 73 69 71 69 282 -6 $150,000
T15. Todd Hamilton 68 70 72 73 283 -5 $131,250
T15. Geoff Ogilvy 71 70 73 69 283 -5 $131,250
T17. Aaron Baddeley 68 74 73 69 284 -4 $116,250
T17. Graeme McDowell 69 73 73 69 284 -4 $116,250
19. Nick Watney 70 71 71 73 285 -3 $105,000
T20. Stephen Ames 73 68 71 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Paul Casey 72 72 73 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Ryuji Imada 73 72 72 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Trevor Immelman 71 74 72 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Anthony Kim 75 65 72 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Sandy Lyle 72 70 73 71 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Rory McIlroy 72 73 71 70 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Ian Poulter 71 73 68 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Justin Rose 74 70 71 71 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Rory Sabbatini 73 67 70 76 286 -2 $71,400
T30. Stuart Appleby 72 73 71 71 287 -2 $46,575
T30. Ross Fisher 69 76 73 69 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Dustin Johnson 72 70 72 73 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Larry Mize 67 76 72 72 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Vijay Singh 71 70 72 74 287 -1 $46,575
T35. Ben Curtis 73 71 74 70 288 E $38,625
T35. Ken Duke 71 72 73 72 288 E $38,625
T35. Padraig Harrington 69 73 73 73 288 E $38,625
T38. Robert Allenby 73 72 72 72 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Luke Donald 73 71 72 73 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Sergio Garcia 73 67 75 74 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Henrik Stenson 71 70 75 73 289 +1 $33,000
42. Bubba Watson 72 72 73 73 290 +2 $29,250
43. Lee Westwood 70 72 70 79 291 +3 $27,250
T44. Dudley Hart 72 72 73 76 293 +5 $27,250
T44. D.J. Trahan 72 73 72 76 293 +5 $27,250
T46. Miguel Angel Jimenez 70 73 78 73 294 +6 $21,850
T46. Kevin Sutherland 69 76 77 72 294 +6 $21,850
T46. Mike Weir 68 75 79 72 294 +6 $21,850
T49. Rocco Mediate 73 70 78 77 298 +10 $19,200
T49. Andres Romero 69 75 77 77 298 +10 $19,200
in US Masters play-off drama
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
After a three-way play-off at Augusta National, Argentina's Angel Cabrera has added a Masters green jacket to his 2007 US Open victory - and stopped 48-year-old American Kenny Perry becoming the oldest major champion in history.
The pair had tied with Perry's Ryder Cup team-mate Chad Campbell on 12 under par after a day earlier dominated by magnificent charges and bad finishes from Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Campbell went out when he missed a par putt of under four feet on the first hole of the sudden-death play-off. Cabrera made a seven-footer to stay alive there and triumphed when Perry, who had bogeyed the final two holes of regulation play when two ahead, missed the green at the second extra hole and failed to get up and down.
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The Masters' official website
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At 69th in the world Cabrera became the lowest-rated Masters champion since the rankings began in 1986 - and his triumph came 41 years after his compatriot Roberto de Vicenzo became one of the unluckiest losers ever in major golf.
De Vicenzo was all set to go into a play-off with American Bob Goalby at the same Augusta National course, but signed his scorecard for a par 4 on the 17th when he had actually taken 3.
The rules stated that he had to accept the higher score and so he is forever listed as a Masters runner-up.
That looked likely to be Cabrera's final position as well, but Perry brought back horrible memories of his finish to the 1996 US PGA championship.
On that occasion he was two ahead with one to play, but carded a closing bogey 6, sat in a television studio and watched Mark Brooks birdie, then lost the play-off.
FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZE MONEY
Par 288 (4 x 72)
1. Angel Cabrera 68 68 69 71 276 -12 (won three-man play-off at 2nd extra hole) $1,350,000
T2. Chad Campbell 65 70 72 69 276 -12 $660,000
T2. Kenny Perry 68 67 70 71 276 -12 $660,000
4. Shingo Katayama 67 73 70 68 278 -10 $360,000
5. Phil Mickelson 73 68 71 67 279 -9 $300,000
T6. Steve Flesch 71 74 68 67 280 -8 $242,813
T6. John Merrick 68 74 72 66 280 -8 $242,813
T6. Steve Stricker 72 69 68 71 280 -8 $242,813
T6. Tiger Woods 70 72 70 68 280 -8 $242,813
T10. Jim Furyk 66 74 68 73 281 -7 $187,500
T10. Hunter Mahan 66 75 71 69 281 -7 $187,500
T10. Sean O'Hair 68 76 68 69 281 -7 $187,500
T13. Tim Clark 68 71 72 71 282 -6 $150,000
T13. Camilo Villegas 73 69 71 69 282 -6 $150,000
T15. Todd Hamilton 68 70 72 73 283 -5 $131,250
T15. Geoff Ogilvy 71 70 73 69 283 -5 $131,250
T17. Aaron Baddeley 68 74 73 69 284 -4 $116,250
T17. Graeme McDowell 69 73 73 69 284 -4 $116,250
19. Nick Watney 70 71 71 73 285 -3 $105,000
T20. Stephen Ames 73 68 71 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Paul Casey 72 72 73 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Ryuji Imada 73 72 72 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Trevor Immelman 71 74 72 69 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Anthony Kim 75 65 72 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Sandy Lyle 72 70 73 71 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Rory McIlroy 72 73 71 70 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Ian Poulter 71 73 68 74 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Justin Rose 74 70 71 71 286 -2 $71,400
T20. Rory Sabbatini 73 67 70 76 286 -2 $71,400
T30. Stuart Appleby 72 73 71 71 287 -2 $46,575
T30. Ross Fisher 69 76 73 69 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Dustin Johnson 72 70 72 73 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Larry Mize 67 76 72 72 287 -1 $46,575
T30. Vijay Singh 71 70 72 74 287 -1 $46,575
T35. Ben Curtis 73 71 74 70 288 E $38,625
T35. Ken Duke 71 72 73 72 288 E $38,625
T35. Padraig Harrington 69 73 73 73 288 E $38,625
T38. Robert Allenby 73 72 72 72 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Luke Donald 73 71 72 73 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Sergio Garcia 73 67 75 74 289 +1 $33,000
T38. Henrik Stenson 71 70 75 73 289 +1 $33,000
42. Bubba Watson 72 72 73 73 290 +2 $29,250
43. Lee Westwood 70 72 70 79 291 +3 $27,250
T44. Dudley Hart 72 72 73 76 293 +5 $27,250
T44. D.J. Trahan 72 73 72 76 293 +5 $27,250
T46. Miguel Angel Jimenez 70 73 78 73 294 +6 $21,850
T46. Kevin Sutherland 69 76 77 72 294 +6 $21,850
T46. Mike Weir 68 75 79 72 294 +6 $21,850
T49. Rocco Mediate 73 70 78 77 298 +10 $19,200
T49. Andres Romero 69 75 77 77 298 +10 $19,200
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