Cabrera Wins U.S. Open

June 18, 2007 |

Angel Cabrera won his first US Open, he becomes the first Argentine in 40yrs to win a major. Powering his way to a pair of birdies on the back nine that turned into a one-shot victory over two of the best players in the world. For the second straight major, Tiger Woods couldn’t but a birdie and for the second straight US Open, Jim Furyk couldn’t make a par. Carbrera hit all the right shots at the right time Sunday. He is not the type of player to take down Tiger Woods. Cabrera wore a smile to hide his nerves as he sat in the clubhouse and watched Furyk fall out of a share of the lead on the 17th hole by trying to drive the green 306 yards away. The shot went into deep rough left of the green, his flop shot came up short and his 8-foot par putt swirled around the lip. He did well to two-putt for on the 244-yard 16th. His bunker shot on the 17th went over the green and made him again grind out a par, and a tee shot he thought was perfect on the 18th instead straddled the first cut and thick rough right of the fairway. Woods hit wedge that went 30ft beyond the pin, and his birdie putt was to strong.