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Newsweek
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Angel Cabrera Goes from Jail to Another Major Title on PGA Tour Champions
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. It has not taken Angel Cabrera long to make his mark on the PGA Tour Champions, where he has won twice in the last six weeks, including a Senior Major. Not bad for a player who not so long ago was doing time in prison in his native Argentina. Cabrera won the Regions Traditions, the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season. The event had a Monday finish because Sunday was delayed by bad weather and then suspended due to darkness. The Argentine went from strength to strength in the event, going from a 70 in the first round to back-to-back 67s on Friday and Saturday. After 54 holes, he was 12-under and three shots behind leader Jerry Kelly. But Cabrera's best was yet to come and he enjoyed superbe golf in the eventful fourth round. He had seven birdies and no bogeys at the suspension and was tied for the lead with Kelly on the 15th hole. Angel Cabrera of Argentina poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 19, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. Angel Cabrera of Argentina poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 19, 2025 in Birmingham, Monday, the two-time major champion got off to a slow start, bogeying the first hole. But he recovered quickly and sealed his victory with birdies on 16 and 18 for a final-round 64. His final score was 20 under, one stroke better than Kelly. "Starting again this morning I was very nervous, but I needed to be calm and I had to trust win a major is incredible, so I'm very proud." Cabrera has played in just six events this season. Just six weeks before winning the Regions Tradition, he also won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, his first PGA Tour Champions title. To his two wins, he added a fourth-place finish at the Mitsubichi Electric Classic and a top-20 finish at the Hassan II Trophy. 🚨🏆✅ #WINNER — Angel Cabrera has won his 1st Senior Major at Regions Tradition in a Monday finish. It's the 2nd win in 4 starts for Cabrera on the Champions Tour as his comeback continues. — NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 19, 2025 Angel Cabrera served a jail sentence for domestic violence in his native Argentina and was released at the end of 2023. By February 2024, he had already managed to rejoin the PGA Tour Champions, where he played 12 events that season, with two top 10s as his best results. He also played in Europe in 2024, winning the Paul Lawrie Match Play on the Legends Tour. Cabrera has been playing golf professionally since 1989. His career includes 289 PGA Tour events with three wins. His competitive highlights include winning the 2007 US Open and the 2009 Masters Tournament. His resume includes an additional 54 wins on various tours around the world. More Golf: PGA Championship: Sergio Garcia Has Shocking Ryder Cup Admission
Newsweek
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
John Daly Reveals Stunning Beer Consumption Worthy of Red Sox Legend
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. In the world of golf, John Daly needs no introduction, perhaps less for his success on the course than for his unique style. The two-time major champion has made wearing flashy pants, smoking and not so much practicing a bit of a culture. As if that weren't enough, there is also his drinking prowess. His alcohol consumption may not be at pathological levels, but the amounts he claims to tolerate would make Red Sox legend Wade Boggs proud. As you may recall, Boggs is a "prodigious" drinker who claims to have downed 73 beers during a cross-country flight and upped the number to an incredible 107 once on the ground. Oh, he also happens to be an MLB Hall of Famer with over 3,000 hits and a .328 BA across 18 seasons in the major leagues. John Daly of the United States practices before the first round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. John Daly of the United States practices before the first round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Birmingham, the no less iconic Daly recently gave an interview to ESPN's Marty Smith, in which he claimed to be able to drink between 55 and 60 of the seltzer brand he endorses: "I think I've done 55, 60 of these. You know, we're non-carbonated, there's no additive sugar, we're gluten-free, it's only 4.5 percent alcohol in them," was Daly's way of explaining the matter. I asked my man JD how many John Daly seltzers he can pound in a day. Astounding. @PGA_JohnDaly — Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) May 17, 2025 The "only 4.5%" seltzer is produced under the Good Boy brand, whose main ambassador is John Daly. This is not the first time Daly has shown his drinking prowess. According to Whiskey Riff, the 5-time PGA Tour victor ensured in 2022 that he would be able to drink up to 40 beers in a day, only to continue drinking whiskey afterwards. Daly skipped the 2025 edition of the PGA Championship to play the Regions Tradition, the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season. At Greystone Golf & Country Club, he birdied the first two holes of the first round, but had complications and withdrew after making double bogey on the 7th hole. This is only Daly's fifth event of the current Senior Circuit season. His best finish so far has been a tie for 50th at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational. His most recent top-10 finish in an official event dates back to September 2023 (Sandford International, T7). More Golf: Sergio Garcia Targets Favorite Major amid PGA Championship Failure
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
With the 'circus' behind him, Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions major
With the Regions Championship — the first major of the PGA Tour Champions season — being contested during the same week as the PGA Championship, the spotlight won't likely shine as brightly on the seniors as they compete at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. But that's just fine with Stewart Cink, who got his fill of media attention and galleries on Wednesday during the event's pro-am when he was paired with none other than former NBA star Charles Barkley and legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Advertisement "It was a blast, "Cink said on Thursday. "We had a circus atmosphere out there for a Wednesday pro-am. The crowd out here, I mean, I'm pretty sure football is the biggest sport in Alabama, I'll just say that I think with confidence. I've been around those guys a little bit before, but to get a chance to play with both of those guys in the pro-am and the other two guys from the bank, we had a good time. "It was a really cool experience and I hope they had a good time playing with me. I sure did enjoy it." More: Stewart Cink commits to playing PGA Tour Champions in 2025 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MAY 15: Stewart Cink of the United States plays his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Regions Tradition 2025 at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by) With the pressure off on Thursday, Cink used a scorching back nine to post a 7-under-par 65 that put him just two shots behind leader Richard Green. Cink made the turn in a pedestrian 35, but went five under on the first four holes of the back, following up three birdies with an eagle on the par-5 13th hole. Advertisement "I didn't realize I shot 30 own the back, so thanks for letting me know," he joked with reporters. "I actually got some momentum with one of those downhill hard breakers for birdie to kind of open my birdie day up on 7, so starting there, I had a little bit of momentum. I made some nice short to medium putts on 10, 11, 12 and 13. The greens are amazing and if you get it online, your ball's going in the hole. "It's going to come down to a putting contest out here because I believe we're probably going to be lift, clean and place I would think in the fairways, and they're receptive. You've got to keep the ball rolling on the greens. The field just won't slow down, they'll keep on making birdies." Cink certainly has a positive mindset, coming off a victory at the Insperity Invitational in Houston two weeks ago, but he knows the field is strong, as seven World Golf Hall of Famers are in the field. But he also knows it's easy to get complacent and he's determined to avoid that. Advertisement "Every tournament's like a new beginning, we start again. No, it feels great and there's some memories fresh from getting a win there, but it's not like you can go out there and just sleepwalk your way to winning. You've still got to do the right things," he said. "There's a reason we got a win in Houston and the reasons are what we have to keep doing here and forward and we'll hopefully pick up some more wins. "But there's no guarantee, we don't see it like that." This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Stewart Cink goes low at PGA Tour Champions' Regions Tradition
