Angel Cabrera is the winner of the 2007 US Open

Who won the 2007 US Open? - Angel Cabrera from Argentina is the 107th winner if the U.S. Open Championship.

Angel Cabrera is the winner of the 2007 US Open In a very competitive final day at the 107th US Open, Angel Cabrera snatched the title at the Oakmont Country Club. The golfers kept the viewers on the edge of their seats until the last minutes of the Championship.

Angel Cabrera made a comeback today after trailing 6-over par, held the top position on the leaderboard in the late afternoon with five over par. Jim Furyk finished six over par tying the second place with Tiger Woods. And after that - all eyes were on Woods.

He was the one bringing the drama at the end of the 2007 US Open. Having 6-over par at the 17th he had a chance to tie with Cabrera, after ending in the bunker, but his shot was not good enough to give him a birdie and he finished the 17th par.

The 18th hole was Tiger Woods' last chance to take the US Open to playoffs. But his first shot went on the rough, while Cabrera was smiling back at the clubhouse, tasting the victory. Tiger Woods, however, prolonged the suspense, after a great second shot to take the ball out of the rough and place it about 20 feet from the target. A miss on his third shot and Tiger Woods finished par at the 18th, sending the US Open title to Argentina.

The final top ten on the leaderboard at the 2007 US Open Championship:

1 Angel Cabrera +5 285
T2 Jim Furyk +6 286
T2 Tiger Woods +6 286
4 Niclas Fasth +7 287
T5 David Toms +9 289
T5 Bubba Watson +9 289
T7 Nick Dougherty +10 290
T7 Jerry Kelly +10 290
T7 Scott Verplank +10 290
T10 Stephen Ames +11 291

Angel Cabrera brought a great payout to many betting on the US Open. Until the final round, the U.K. bookmaker Bet365 was offering odds on Cabrera to win the 2007 US-Open at 9/1.

Published on 06/17/2007