A Masters post-mortem at Quail Hollow

~ Cabrera enjoyed the welcome his fellow golfers offered.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A tip of the hat and handshakes for Masters champion Angel Cabrera.

A pat on the back for Chad Campbell.

And for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, reflections of a green jacket that got away from them.

Except for Kenny Perry, the leading characters from the Masters return to competition this week at the Quail Hollow Championship, their first time seeing their peers and the media since that memorable Sunday afternoon earlier this month at Augusta National.

Only one of them had reason to celebrate.

Cabrera scrambled for par from the trees at No. 18 in a playoff, then won on the second extra hole to defeat Perry and Campbell and capture his second major. Four days later, he was feted at what amounts to a club championship at his home club in Argentina.

"It was incredible to go back to my country and to be with my people, just was really a special, special feeling," Cabrera said through his Houston-based swing coach, Charlie Epps.

And it got even better when he arrived at Quail Hollow.

"It's very nice that my fellow professionals have congratulated me the way that they have," Cabrera said.

Woods still commanded all the attention Wednesday, partly because of his status as the No. 1 player and a 14-time major champion, and partly because of the company he kept.

Woods played with Peyton Manning, the three-time MVP quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, and both sides of the fairway were lined with spectators as they finished the round.