Fred Ridley, the chairman of Augusta National, has controversially insisted Ángel Cabrera is welcome at the Masters despite the 2009 champion recently completing a 30-month prison sentence for domestic abuse against two of his former girlfriends.
Cabrera is eligible to attend the champions dinner and play in the tournament as the winner of a Green Jacket but his conviction had triggered speculation about whether he would be banned from attending the major by the club itself.
