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Cabrera still
in hunt despite disaster
Angel Cabrera relinquished
the lead to a charging Tiger Woods in Saturday's third round of
the Masters, but the muscular Argentine had no regrets on the day.
"For me it was a good day,
to be in this position, playing under par all day," said the 31-year-old
Cabrera, who came to Augusta fresh off a victory last week in the
Argentina Open.
"With all of the pressure
of playing the Masters and all the pressure of playing with the
greatest players of the world, it is actually a great help to finish
and puts me in a good good mood for tomorrow."
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Angel
Cabrera plays into the first green. Allsport.
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Cabrera had surged into
the lead at 12 under par with five birdies in his first 13 holes,
leaving Tiger Woods three shots back at the time.
The former caddie from
Cordoba made three birdies on the front nine and then finished Amen
Corner with birdies at the 12th and 13th to rule the leaderboard.
But Cabrera crashed at
the par-5 15th, where his second shot found the water in front of
the green and he needed four more strokes to get down before taking
a double-bogey seven.
"These are the things that
happen in golf. You have to be prepared for them," he said.
"You get very excited and
very pleased when good things happen. At the same time, you know
that possibly bad things will happen, and then you have to guard
against them and make sure that you are also in control in these
situations."
Cabrera said he would not
second guess his decision to attack the par-5 hole.
"I never considered it,"
he said. "It never crossed my mind."
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