Cabrera returned to competition on the over-50 circuit last year and he won last week’s James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational by two shots on the senior tour.

Angel Cabrera won in Florida the week before the Masters, taking home the title at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational title.

The Argentine golfer Angel Cabrera has been away for some time, but he returns to Augusta National this week with a spring in his step, as a winning golfer looking for a warm embrace.

When the Masters tees off on Thursday, former champion Angel Cabrera is set to make his first appearance since he served a lengthy prison sentence for assaulting two ex-girlfriends.

Past Masters victors gathered Tuesday ahead of this year's tournament, including Cabrera, who is two years removed from imprisonment stemming from assaults against ex-partners.

Angel Cabrera is back at Augusta National Golf Club as a past Masters Tournament champion. But his conviction and time in prison mean his return is not as triumphant as it might seem on the surface.