AUGUSTA, Ga. — There will be an uncomfortable truth lingering around Augusta National this week amidst the litany of delicious storylines that most hope will define the 89th Masters.
If you happen to be repulsed by Angel Cabrera playing in this Masters just two years removed from serving 30 months in prison for committing heinous assault crimes against two ex-girlfriends, you wouldn’t only be excused, you’d be celebrated.
How, after all, can a convicted felon found guilty of such horrific crimes be welcomed back with open arms to play in the world’s most famous golf tournament — even if he did win a green jacket in 2009?
Augusta National is a very prim, proper and buttoned-up club. Surely — and understandably — there will be some among the green jacketed members and patrons of the tournament who may not welcome the 55-year-old Argentine on the hallowed grounds given his sordid past.
