Let's recognise a sportsman and a gentleman!!!

Since Sunday's closing holes much of the sporting press coverage has been of Adam Scott's victory at the Masters in Georgia - the first Australian to win the event. This is fully justified given the way he played over four days. He finished the regulation 72 holes with a birdie putt of 25ft to take what seemed to be an unassailable lead. Only two players were still on the course, Snedeker was out of contention and Angel Cabrera, the 43 year old Argentinian past winner, needed a birdy to tie and force a play off.

It would have been easy and understandable if, in playing the 18th, Cabrera had put a par on the card and left Scott to celebrate. Instead and to his credit Cabrera put his second, fabulous shot within 3ft of the pin and the impossible became possible. This was all the more poignant given that he had his son "on his bag" ie acting as caddy. As a father I can only imagine what it must have been like to share the four days and then that shot, with his son as his aide and supporter.

As these two had been in the final two pairings they were ready to play on and two holes later it was over as Scott produced another birdie to win the Green Jacket. One of the first to congratulate him was Cabrera with a genuine bear hug.

The following morning the BCC commented on the show of sportsmanship as Cabrera and Scott walked off the green arm in arm. It does the sport of golf credit and sets a great example for others, in or out of golf, to follow.

So while the world rightly congratulates Adam Scott I would like to place a marker for Cabrera; golfer, father, gentleman and sportsman.