Angel Cabrera Winning 2025 Senior PGA Championship Ignites WILD Reactions from Golf Fans: “Definitely Had a Simulator in His Cell”

Angel Cabrera claimed his 2nd straight Senior major championship as he won the 2025 Senior PGA Championship on Sunday.

Angel Cabrera Winning 2025 Senior PGA Championship Ignites WILD Reactions from Golf Fans: “Definitely Had a Simulator in His Cell”

Angel Cabrera (Image via X/@ChampionsTour)

Angel Cabrera claimed his second straight win on Sunday. The 2-time major champion clinched his 2nd straight senior major as he won the 2025 Senior PGA Championship. His win ignited some wild reactions among golf fans on social media.

The Argentine golfer has been a controversial figure on the PGA Tour. In 2021, the 2009 Masters Champion was handed a two-year prison sentence on charges of domestic assault against his former partner.

He was released on parole in August 2023. A few months after his release, Cabrera was allowed to participate in PGA Tour-sanctioned events.

This year, he marked his return to the Augusta National as he competed in the Masters Tournament for the first time since 2019. A week ago, he won his first Senior major title as he emerged victorious at the Regions Tradition.

This week, in the final round, he saw off 3-time major champion Padraig Harrington. The 55-year-old took the lead at the 15th hole.

As Harrington made a double bogey on this hole, Cabrera birdied this hole. On the final par-4 18th hole, Harrington made another bogey. Cabrera needed just a bogey to win it. He did what was required of him and won again.

Cabrera finished the event 8-under par with scores of 72, 69, 70, and 69. Harrington had to settle for a runner-up finish alongside Thomas Bjorn, who both finished at 7-under par, one shot behind Cabrera.

Social media reacts to Angel Cabrera winning the 2025 Senior PGA Championship

A week after the PGA Tour hosted the PGA Championship, the Senior Tour hosted the Senior PGA Championship. Angel Cabrera came out as the winner in this event as he snatched the lead late on.

Angel Cabrera
Angel Cabrera (Image via X/@seniorpgachamp)

Cabrera winning his 2nd straight senior major ignited some wild reactions among fans. Some brought up his time in prison and made jokes about it. There were also some who were not pleased seeing him being allowed to compete on the PGA Tour events following his past personal actions.

Meanwhile, a fan wrote, “Definitely had a simulator in his cell” while reacting to this development. Check out that and some other fan reactions from X below:

This is also Cabrera’s 3rd win on the PGA Champions Tour this year. Before this senior major triumph, he won the Jamie Hardie Pro-Football Hall of Fame Invitational. That time, he finished two shots clear of K.J. Choi on a late birdie.

Angel Cabrera left emotional following victory at 2025 Senior PGA Championship

The 2025 Senior PGA Championship saw a tight race till the end. Eventually, Angel Cabrera emerged as the winner as his opponent slipped up a bit. Following the win, the 3-time PGA Tour winner was left ’emotional.’

Angel Cabrera
Angel Cabrera (Image via Golf Digest)

While speaking with the reporters through his translator, the veteran golfer expressed that he was emotional after this win considering everything he went through in his personal life.

I thought that I was going to fail, especially after being sitting without touching a club for a while. I’ve been working very, very hard and I feel that all the hard work pays off and this is what I’m having right now.

As per the Senior PGA Championship, the prize purse for this event was $3 million. The winner was supposed to receive $540,000 from this. With his win, Cabrera took the highest cheque from this tournament.

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