Angel soars at Augusta

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The 39-year-old now has a Masters green jacket to add to his 2007 US Open victory and can call himself South America's most successful-ever golfer.

"This is a great moment, the dream of any golfer to win The Masters," said Cabrera after beating Americans Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in the tournament's first three-man play-off since Larry Mize defeated Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros in 1987.

"I'm so emotional I can barely talk," he added.

They were the words compatriot Roberto De Vicenzo wishes he could have spoken at Augusta in 1968. Open champion at the time, De Vicenzo was all set for a play-off with Bob Goalby and the chance of his second major, but signed for a par four on the 17th instead of the birdie three he actually took.

"What a stupid I am," he famously said after being forced to accept second place.

Cabrera looked set to be a runner-up as well on Sunday when he trailed Perry by two with two to play. But the 48-year-old Ryder Cup hero, trying to become the oldest major winner ever, bogeyed them both and then bogeyed the second hole of sudden death as well.

By then it was down to the two of them, Campbell having missed a par putt of under four feet at the start of the play-off.

For Perry it was heart-breaking, no matter how brave a face he tried to put on it afterwards. Thirteen years ago he was two ahead standing on the final tee of the US PGA championship, but took a bogey six, saw Mark Brooks birdie the hole and lost their play-off.

"I've got two to think about now," said Perry, who missed a 15-footer for victory on the last. "But if this is the worst thing that happens to me, I can live with it. Great players get it done and Angel got it done."