At first glance, a post like this might seem insignificant. However, Angel Cabrera's smoking several packs of cigarettes a round had become a part of who he was as a golfer. Whenever any fan followed him around the course, it was expected that Cabrera would take a puff, put his cig on the ground, hit a 3-iron five feet from the pin, and then continue puffing away.
But Tim Rosaforte reported earlier today on Golf Central that Cabrera has quit. Apparently, the reigning U.S. Open champ had the flu earlier this spring, and stopped smoking for ten days. Cabrera decided enough was enough, and chose to quit altogether. Rosaforte said:
You wonder what a player like that is going to do or react under the gun. He hasn't really played well enough to get into that position yet, maybe we'll see, maybe it will happen at Torrey Pines.
Besides John Daly, I can't think of too many other golfers who regularly smoke out on tour.
