Rafael Cabrera-Bello
| Rafael Cabrera-Bello | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rafael Cabrera-Bello |
| Nickname | Rafa |
| Born |
25 May 1984 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 Spain
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| Residence | Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T17: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T32: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T21: 2013 |
| PGA Championship | T29: 2013 |
Rafael "Rafa" Cabrera-Bello (born 25 May 1984) is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he won two events, and the PGA Tour.
Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. He first played golf aged six and went on to enjoy a successful amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 through under-18. In 2002, as a 17-year-old amateur, he finished in a tie for fourth at the Open de Espana, a European Tour event.
His sister Emma Cabrera-Bello is also a professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and sitting on the LET Board of Directors.
Cabrera-Bello turned professional at the age of 20 in 2005, having narrowly missed out obtaining a European Tour card at final qualifying school. His performance did ensure a place for the second-tier Challenge Tour.
In a successful first season, Cabrera-Bello recorded his maiden professional victory, at the MAN NÖ Open in Austria. He finished the season 13th on the Challenge Tour rankings, earning him a place on the following year's European Tour.
He struggled during his rookie season in 2007, failing to finish better than tied for 18th in any tournament as he finished outside the top 200 on the Order of Merit. He failed to regain his playing status at the end of season qualifying school and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2008. His second professional victory came in the 2008 Credit Suisse Challenge, and he ended the year by once again earning graduation to the main tour, finishing 14th in the rankings.
Cabrera-Bello's second season of European Tour golf proved far more successful. In his first eleven events, he missed only one cut, finishing in the top-10 on four occasions and the top-20 a further five times. After such a promising start to the season he suffered a slump in form, making only 2 of his next 10 cuts. However, he bounced back in dramatic style at the Austrian Golf Open in September. Lying nine shots off the lead after the first two rounds, he recorded a third-round 66 to move up the leaderboard, before firing a record-equalling 11-under-par final round of 60 to claim victory by one shot ahead of Benn Barham, who had led for the entire tournament. His performance equalled the record for any round on the European Tour, and was only the third time a player had carded a final round 60 to win a tour event.
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