More Information About Stewart Cink
Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship, beating five-time winner Tom Watson in a four-hole playoff. He spent 39 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 2004 to 2008.[1][2]
Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama and grew up in Florence, Alabama, where he attended Bradshaw High School. After completing high school in 1991, he attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets; he turned professional in 1995. After winning the Mexican Open and three events on the Nike Tour (now the Nationwide 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. Until his victory in the Open Championship in 2009, 2004 was his best successful season, with a fifth-place finish on the money list and wins at the MCI Heritage and at the WGC-NEC Invitational, which is one of the World Golf Championships events. In 2009 he won his first career major with a playoff victory over 59-year old Tom Watson in The Open Championship.
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.[3]
On July 19, 2009, Cink won his first major title at the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry, Scotland, defeating 59 year-old Tom Watson by six strokes in a four-hole playoff. Cink had birdied the 72nd hole while Watson bogeyed, which forced the playoff.[4]
Personal
Cink and his wife Lisa have two sons, Connor and Reagan.[5][6]
Cink has gained popularity as the result of the use of his personal Twitter account, which he updates regularly. As of October 17, 2009, he had over 1,000,000 followers. He is the most-followed professional golfer on the website.
Professional wins (13)
PGA Tour wins (6)
| Legend |
| Major Championship (1) |
| World Golf Championship (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (4) |
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| 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 |
 Tom Byrum, Brandel Chamblee,
Jeff Maggert |
| 2 |
Apr 16, 2000 |
MCI Classic |
-14 (71-68-66-65=270) |
2 strokes |
Tom Lehman |
| 3 |
Apr 18, 2004 |
MCI Heritage |
-10 (72-69-69-64=274) |
Playoff |
Ted Purdy |
| 4 |
Aug 22, 2004 |
WGC-NEC Invitational |
-11 (63-68-68-70=269) |
4 strokes |
 Rory Sabbatini, Tiger Woods |
| 5 |
Jun 22, 2008 |
Travelers Championship |
-18 (66-64-65-67=262) |
1 stroke |
Tommy Armour III, Hunter Mahan |
| 6 |
Jul 19, 2009 |
The Open Championship |
-2 (66-72-71-69=278) |
Playoff |
Tom Watson |
PGA Tour playoff record (2-2)
Nationwide Tour wins (3)
Other wins (4)
Major championships
Wins (1)
1 Defeated Tom Watson in 4-hole playoff by 6 strokes (Cink: 4-3-4-3 = 14 / Watson: 5-3-7-5 = 20)
Results timeline
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Results in World Golf Championship events
1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
United States national team appearances
See also
References
External links
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The Open champions |
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