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Stewart Cink

American professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Stewart Cink
image	Stewart CInk 2017.png
imagesize	200px
caption	Cink at the 2017 Valero Texas Open
fullname	Stewart Ernest Cink
birth_date
birth_place	Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	205 lb
nationality
residence	Duluth, Georgia, U.S.
spouse	Lisa Cink
children	2
college	Georgia Tech
yearpro	1995
tour	PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
extour	European Tour
Nike Tour
Hooters Tour
prowins	21
pgawins	8
eurowins	2
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins	3
chalwins
champwins	5
seneurowins
otherwins	5
majorwins	1
masters	T3: 2008
usopen	3rd: 2001
open	Won: 2009
pga	T3: 1999
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Haskins Award
year1	1995
award2	Nike Tour
money list winner
year2	1996
award3	Nike Tour
Player of the Year
year3	1996
award4	PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
year4	1997
award5	Payne Stewart Award
year5	2017
award6	PGA Tour Champions
Charles Schwab Cup winner
year6	2025
award7	PGA Tour Champions
money list winner
year7	2025
award8	PGA Tour Champions
Player of the Year
year8	2025
awardssection
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signature	Stewart_Cink_signature.jpg

PGA Tour Champions Nike Tour Hooters Tour money list winner](nike-tour-money-and-points-list-winners) Player of the Year](nike-tour-player-of-the-year) Rookie of the Year](pga-tour-rookie-of-the-year) Charles Schwab Cup winner](charles-schwab-cup) money list winner](pga-tour-champions-money-list-winners) Player of the Year](pga-tour-champions-player-of-the-year) Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Open Championship, defeating Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009, reaching a career best ranking of 5th in 2008.

Early years and education

Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Florence, where he attended Bradshaw High School. After completing high school in 1991, he graduated from Georgia Tech in Atlanta in 1995 with a degree in Management, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets; he turned professional in 1995.

Professional career

After winning the Mexican Open and three events on the Nike Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) in 1996, Cink joined the PGA Tour in 1997 and won the Canon Greater Hartford Open in his rookie season. Cink performed consistently on the Tour over the next few years, picking up another win at the 2000 MCI Classic. Cink contended in the 2001 U.S. Open, missing the playoff by a single stroke after making a double-bogey on the 72nd hole. In 2004, Cink finished in fifth-place on the money list and had wins at the MCI Heritage and at the WGC-NEC Invitational, which is one of the World Golf Championships events.

On February 24, 2008, Cink was the runner-up in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship played in Marana, Arizona, falling 8 & 7 in the 36-hole final to top-ranked Tiger Woods. In June 2008, he reached his highest ever ranking, sixth, in the Official World Golf Rankings with his victory at the Travelers Championship in suburban Hartford.

On July 19, 2009, Cink won his first major title at the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry, Scotland, defeating 59-year-old, five-time champion Tom Watson by six strokes in a four-hole playoff. Cink had birdied the 72nd hole while Watson bogeyed, which forced the playoff.

On September 13, 2020, Cink won the Safeway Open for his first win since the 2009 Open Championship.

On April 18, 2021, Cink won the RBC Heritage for the third time. He became the fourth player to win twice in the same PGA Tour season after turning 47, the others being Sam Snead, Julius Boros and Kenny Perry (who did it two times). Cink broke the lowest 36-hole score and 54-hole score record for the tournament.

Personal life

Cink and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Connor and Reagan. Cink is a Christian.

Professional wins (21)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (1)
World Golf Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 27, 1997	Canon Greater Hartford Open	−13 (69-67-65-66=267)	1 stroke	USA Tom Byrum, USA Brandel Chamblee,
USA Jeff Maggert
2	Apr 16, 2000	MCI Classic	−14 (71-68-66-65=270)	2 strokes	USA Tom Lehman
3	Apr 18, 2004	MCI Heritage (2)	−10 (72-69-69-64=274)	Playoff	USA Ted Purdy
4	Aug 22, 2004	WGC-NEC Invitational	−11 (63-68-68-70=269)	4 strokes	ZAF Rory Sabbatini, USA Tiger Woods
5	Jun 22, 2008	Travelers Championship (2)	−18 (66-64-65-67=262)	1 stroke	USA Tommy Armour III, USA Hunter Mahan
6	Jul 19, 2009	The Open Championship	−2 (66-72-71-69=278)	Playoff	USA Tom Watson
7	Sep 13, 2020	Safeway Open	−21 (67-70-65-65=267)	2 strokes	USA Harry Higgs
8	Apr 18, 2021	RBC Heritage (3)	−19 (63-63-69-70=265)	4 strokes	ARG Emiliano Grillo, USA Harold Varner III

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1998	Canon Greater Hartford Open	USA Olin Browne, USA Larry Mize	Browne won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2004	MCI Heritage	USA Ted Purdy	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
3	2006	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	USA Tiger Woods	Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
4	2009	The Open Championship	USA Tom Watson	Won four-hole aggregate playoff;
Cink: −2 (4-3-4-3=14),
Watson: +4 (5-3-7-5=20)

Nike Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Nike Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 23, 1996	Nike Ozarks Open	−16 (68-67-69-68=272)	Playoff	USA R. W. Eaks
2	Sep 8, 1996	Nike Colorado Classic	−16 (67-68-67-66=268)	1 stroke	USA David Berganio Jr., USA Michael Christie
3	Oct 20, 1996	Nike Tour Championship	−7 (66-71-71-73=281)	4 strokes	USA David Berganio Jr.

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Nike San Jose Open	USA Bobby Elliott, USA Larry Silveira	Silveira won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1996	Nike Ozarks Open	USA R. W. Eaks	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Hooters Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 29, 1995	Naturally Fresh Cup	−13 (69-68-68-70=275)	6 strokes	ZAF Deane Pappas, USA Mike Swartz

Latin American wins (2)

1996 Mexican Open
1999 Mexican Open

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score
victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 19, 2007	CVS Caremark Charity Classic
(with USA J. J. Henry)	−20 (60-62=122)	1 stroke	USA Brad Faxon and USA Zach Johnson
2	Dec 15, 2013	PNC Father-Son Challenge
(with son Connor Cink)	−22 (61-61=122)	3 strokes	AUS Steve Elkington and son Sam Elkington,
FIJ Vijay Singh and son Qass Singh

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2002	CVS Charity Classic
(with USA David Toms)	USA Chris DiMarco and USA Dudley Hart	Lost to birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

Legend
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 25, 2024	The Ally Challenge	−17 (67-66-66=199)	4 strokes	KOR K. J. Choi
2	May 4, 2025	Insperity Invitational	−11 (71-66-68=205)	Playoff	ZAF Retief Goosen
3	Aug 24, 2025	The Ally Challenge (2)	−15 (62-71-68=201)	Playoff	ZAF Ernie Els
4	Nov 16, 2025	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	−20 (64-68-65-67=264)	2 strokes	NZL Steven Alker
5	Jan 24, 2026	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	−23 (66-63-64=193)	3 strokes	ARG Ángel Cabrera

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2025	Insperity Invitational	ZAF Retief Goosen	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2025	The Ally Challenge	ZAF Ernie Els	Won with par on first extra hole

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2009	The Open Championship	3 shot deficit	−2 (66-72-71-69=278)	Playoff1	USA Tom Watson

1Defeated Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff; Cink (4-3-4-3=14), Watson (5-3-7-5=20).

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament		CUT	T23	T27
U.S. Open	T16	T13	T10	T32
The Open Championship			T66	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	CUT	T3

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	T28	CUT	T24		T17	T20	10	T17	T3	CUT
U.S. Open	T8	3	CUT	T28	CUT	T15	T37	CUT	T14	T27
The Open Championship	T41	T30	T59	T34	T14	CUT	CUT	T6	CUT	1
PGA Championship	T15	T59	T10	CUT	T17	T28	T24	T32	CUT	T67

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2017	2018
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	T50	T25	T14
U.S. Open	T40	CUT	CUT	CUT	T54		T46
The Open Championship	T48	T30	CUT	T26	T47	T20	CUT	T24
PGA Championship	T18	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT			T4

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Masters Tournament	CUT		T12	CUT
PGA Championship			T30	T23
U.S. Open			T57	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T20	NT	CUT	CUT	T23	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	2	10	20	13
PGA Championship	0	1	2	3	7	21	13
U.S. Open	0	1	1	3	7	23	15
The Open Championship	1	0	1	2	7	26	16

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1999 Masters – 2000 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (ten times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Players Championship	T42	CUT	T33	CUT	CUT	T39	T22	T32	CUT	T3	T21	T76

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
The Players Championship	CUT	T19	T64	CUT	T38	CUT			CUT	CUT

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Players Championship	C	CUT	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2004	WGC-NEC Invitational	5 shot lead	−11 (63-68-68-70=269)	4 strokes	ZAF Rory Sabbatini, USA Tiger Woods

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Championship	T4		NT1			T23	T46	T13	T45	T20	T59	T37
Match Play	R16	R64	R64	R64		R32	QF	R64	R16	2	3	QF	R32
Invitational		7	T13	T47	T61	1	T41	2	T56	T43	T6	T19	T45
Champions		T51

Tournament	2020	2021
Championship
Match Play	NT2
Invitational		T43
Champions	NT2	NT2

1Canceled due to 9/11

2Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = tied

NT = No Tournament

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Presidents Cup: 2000 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
Ryder Cup: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 (winners), 2010
WGC-World Cup: 2005, 2006
Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2006 (winners), 2008, 2009

References

"69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". Official World Golf Ranking.
(2009). "European Tour Official Guide 09". [[PGA European Tour]].
(2000-04-17). "MCI Heritage; Cink's 65 Wins It; Els and Love Falter". The New York Times.
(June 23, 2008). "Week 25 – Stewart Cink Wins the Travelers Championship and Climbs to Career High World Number Six". Official World Golf Ranking.
Orlovac, Mark. (July 19, 2009). "Cink dashes Watson's Open dreams". BBC Sport.
Wagaman, Michael. (September 13, 2020). "47-year-old Stewart Cink rallies to win Safeway Open". Associated Press News.
Iacobelli, Pete. (April 18, 2021). "Cink-cess! 47-year-old Cink wins 3rd RBC Heritage title". Associated Press News.
"Putting First Things First".
"Golf helps men share faith".

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