Stewart Cink | |||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | Stewart Ernest Cink | ||||||||||
Born | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | May 21, 1973||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | ||||||||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||
Residence | Duluth, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||
Spouse | Lisa Cink | ||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||
College | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||
Turned professional | 1995 | ||||||||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour Nike Tour Hooters Tour | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 17 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (July 6, 2008)[1] | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
PGA Tour | 8 | ||||||||||
European Tour | 2 | ||||||||||
Korn Ferry Tour | 3 | ||||||||||
PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||||||||||
Other | 5 | ||||||||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||
Masters Tournament | T3: 2008 | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | T3: 1999 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | 3rd: 2001 | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | Won: 2009 | ||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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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.[2][3]