Cabrera-Bello was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria. He began playing golf when he was six years old and went on to have a brilliant amateur career, winning the Spanish National Championship at every age group level from under-7 to under-18. As a 17-year-old amateur, he tied for fourth place in the Open de Espana, a European Tour tournament, in 2002. He attended the American School of Las Palmas.
Emma Cabrera-Bello, his sister, is a professional golfer who competes on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and is on the LET Board of Directors.
What is in the bag of Rafa Cabrera Bello?
He carries a full bag of Titleist clubs, beginning with his Titleist TSi3 driver (opens in new tab) with 9.5 degrees of loft.
Following that, he employs two Titleist TS3 (opens in new tab) fairways woods with 15 and 18 degrees of loft.
Cabrera-Bello went professional in 2005, at the age of 20, after nearly missing out on a European Tour card at final qualifying school.
His performance earned him a spot on the second-tier Challenge Tour.
