In a three way playoff between Perry, Campbell and Cabrera technical skills alone was not the deciding factor.Angel Cabrera won the 2009 Masters because he wanted it more than his opponents. Clearly going into the playoff Cabrera showed his tenacity and his sportsmanship. He gave a thumbs up to Kenny Perry's brilliant birdie finish on the 16th hole.
After that he dug deeper within himself and focused on executing his game at a higher level. He could have quit after he ended up in the pines on the 17th but hung in there and gave himself a chance to win.
This story just in from Golf.com Published:
April 12, 2009
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters delivered the show everyone wanted and a champion no one expected.
Angel Cabrera became the first Argentine to win the green jacket at Augusta National on Sunday by surviving a wild final round that began with a supercharged duel between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and ended with a stunning collapse by Kenny Perry.
Indeed, this Masters had it all.
Two shots behind with two holes to play, Cabrera fought his way into a three-way playoff when the 48-year-old Perry, on the verge of becoming golf's oldest major champion, bogeyed the final two holes.
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