It was a “quiet” scene on Tuesday at the annual Masters Champions dinner in honor of 2024 Victor Scottie Scheffler.
On one night he paid tribute to Scheffler, 28, and the two-time champion of the teachers Bernhard Langer, who is last pushing him in Augusta this week, the winning meeting also presented the return of Angel Cabrera, now two years in prison derived from the assaults against the former parties.
“It was a quiet dinner, quieter than normal,” said Tommy Aaron, the 1973 teacher champion, according to the golf week. “[Moderator Ben] Croww welcomed Angel Cabrera to the table, and also paid tribute to Bernhard for his last teachers. But Neinder Angel or Bernhard spoke. “
Cabrera, who won his first and only green jacket in 2009, spent 30 months after bars in South America and was released in 2023.
When asked on Tuesday, what justified his return to Augusta, the 55 -year -old boy cited his previous victory and replied: “Why not?”
Cabrera, the winner of the 2007 United States Open, then expanded with the advantage of the second opportunities.
“Life has given me another chance,” he said. “I have to take advantage of that and do the right things on this second chance. Obviously, I regret the things that happened and you learn from them.”
Cabrera, which comes from Argentina, will play the first two rounds in a group that includes Laurie Canter of England and the American Adam Schenk.
They detach themselves at 10:59 am on Thursday and will open the second round at 7:51 am on Friday.
Meanwhile, Scheffler’s search for consecutive master’s degrees begins at 10:15 am on Thursday, when he will compete with Americans Justin Thomas and Jose Luis Ballester, a fan of Spain. His second round begins Friday at 1:23 pm
Scheffler was accompanied to Tuesday’s dinner by his wife, Meredith, who skipped last year’s tournament while preparing to give birth to the first son of the couple.
Scheffler announced the birth of his son Bennett in May.
