Golf drama at Augusta National ends with a third straight unlikely champion. Angel Cabrera beat Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a sudden death playoff Sunday to capture his first Masters championship and his second major. All three ended at -12 after 72 holes. At the first playoff hole at 18, Cabrera hit his tee shot into the trees down the right side. But he amazingly landed the ball back onto the fairway with his second shot, which sounded like it hit a tree branch, and saved par with a 8 foot putt. Campbell, meanwhile, landed his second shot from the fairway into the bunker and was unable to save his par. Perry chipped from just off the green with his third shot to within 2 feet to force a second playoff hole at #10. There, Perry's second shot went left past the hole, and Cabrera two putted for the first green jacket for his native Argentina. Perry, 48, was trying to become the oldest ever Masters champion, but blew a two shot lead with bogeys on 17 and 18.
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