STRAFFAN, Ireland -- When Angel Cabrera says that winning the U.S. Open last month hasn't changed him, he means it.
After two weeks of celebrations at home, the Argentine returns to action in the European Open at The K Club starting Thursday.
"The U.S. Open is over now," Cabrera said Wednesday. "This is a big week. I'm looking forward to it."
The 37-year-old golfer could have stayed in the five-star hotel on site at The K Club, but opted to put himself up in nearby Maynooth where he has stayed in the past.
"I'm going to stay where I feel comfortable. Where I am now, a lot of Argentines stay and I feel comfortable there and I am not going to change that," Cabrera said.
Nor will Cabrera abandon the European Tour despite his victory in the U.S. Open.
"I might play one or two more there but I will continue to play in Europe as I always have," he said.
"My life has not changed much. The good thing about having won a major is now I know I'm capable of winning one and maybe some others will come. Always the first major is the most difficult."
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"It was a very nice moment because we went to the city hall and everybody there was cheering for me," said the U.S Open champion, whose success even briefly knocked soccer off the front pages.
"But now it is back to normal," Cabrera said. "Everything is football."
The lack of other big names at the European Open has prompted more suggestions that top players are not supporting big events.
Colin Montgomerie raised the subject at last week's French Open and Padraig Harrington said the problem for many players was scheduling.
