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.
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.
Where did Rafa Cabrera Bello go to high school and college?
He attended the American School of Las Palmas.
As a 17-year-old amateur, he tied for fourth place in the Open de Espana, a European Tour tournament, in 2002.
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.
Cabrera-Bello won his first professional title at the MAN N Open in Austria during a good rookie season. He ended the season 13th on the Challenge Tour standings, earning him a spot on the European Tour the next year.
