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From The AP

U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera was welcomed by hundreds of Argentine compatriots during a motorcade from the airport to his home on Tuesday.

With an Argentina flag draped over his shoulders, Cabrera held the trophy aloft through the sunroof of a station wagon during the drive with a police escort at Villa Allende in the central province of Cordoba.

Cheering and clapping bystanders, and others who honked their horns, were greeted by thumbs up from Cabrera and his cries of "Thank you! Thank you!"

The first Argentine winner of a golf major in 40 years stopped briefly in a local plaza to thank a crowd of more than 200 people. There was also a banner noting his nickname "Pato," which read "Welcome, Duck!" in Spanish over the words "Ganador, Abierto Golf EE.UU."

Translation: "Winner, The U.S. Open."

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