Ryder Cup: First Look At Complete European Team
By Adam McGee
Rafa Cabrera Bello (32) – Spain
Ryder Cup Record: Rookie
A two-time winner on the European Tour, Cabrera Bello has emerged in 2016 to be one of the most consistent performers in the global game.
In 16 starts on the European Tour this season, Cabrera Bello has never finished outside of the top-50, and he’s missed just one cut on the PGA Tour.
With seven worldwide top-five finishes to his name for the season, Cabrera Bello has shot up into the top 30 of the world ranking and positioned himself right at the forefront of the international game.
Cabrera Bello has tasted team golf before, representing Spain at the Eisenhower Trophy as an amateur and later at the World Cup of Golf in 2013. Cabrera Bello also played for Spain at the Olympic Games, finishing in fifth place.
Although he’s a rookie, Cabrera Bello has been around for a while and is unlikely to be fazed by the Ryder Cup experience. If he can follow in the footsteps of Spanish greats like Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sergio Garcia, he’ll take to the Ryder Cup like a duck to water.
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