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Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters champion, addressed these who doubt his place on the event.

“I respect their opinion and everybody has their own opinion and I respect that,” Cabrera stated on Tuesday at Augusta. The golfer additionally expressed his appreciation for Gary Player’s unwavering help.

Previously incarcerated in Argentina over allegations involving threats and harassment towards ex-partners, Cabrera was launched from jail in August 2023 and since then has been cleared to play on the PGA Tour Champions circuit.

Cabrera, who not too long ago captured his first win in 10 years on the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, full with a $330,000 prize, is set to make a comeback to Augusta. His anticipated presence on the Masters – having additionally attended the celebrated Champions Dinner – has sparked controversy and protests by girls’s rights teams.

On Tuesday, he commented on the backlash. He added: “Life has given me another opportunity, I got to take advantage of that and I want to do the right things in this second opportunity.

“There was a stage in my life of 5 years, 4, 5 years, that they weren’t the precise issues I ought to have achieved. Before that I used to be okay, so I simply should keep doing what I do know I can do proper.”

He went on to say: “Obviously I remorse issues that occurred and also you study from them, however on the identical time these are up to now and we’ve to look ahead what’s coming.”

When prompted about his eligibility to compete in the Masters, Cabrera confidently responded: “I received the Masters, why not?”

Adam Scott, a fellow Masters champion, expressed his excitement about Cabrera’s return. “I’m thrilled he’s going to be back becoming a member of us this yr,” he said. “I am unable to wait to see him. It’s a blissful factor for me.”

Cabrera himself noted that the inclement weather on Monday limited his interactions with other players but acknowledged the unwavering support from honorary starter Player.

“I have never actually seen anyone as a result of it rained yesterday, I needed to come register, I got here early this morning,” said Cabrera. “The just one I’ve at all times been involved with is Gary Player. Since the state of affairs I had, he’s at all times been involved with me, at all times been by my aspect. So the one man I talked to is Gary.

“Like any colleague, he wanted to give me advice, that things were going to happen and things would get better, and that’s what’s happened.”