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Stewart Cink

United States · born , Huntsville, USA

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 2009 The Open
  • Ryder Cup 5 Cups · 5-7-7 · 8.5 points (44.7%)
  • 2024 PGA Tour 16 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

  1. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 278 (-2) · won a playoff against Tom Watson

Near misses

  1. 2007 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 280 (-4)

Ryder Cup

5 Cups, 19 matches: 5 won, 7 lost, 7 halved, 8.5 points. Foursomes 3-4-1, four-ball 1-0-5, singles 1-3-1.

  1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick
  3. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-3, 2.5 points · captain's pick
  4. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
  5. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-0-3, 2.5 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Tom Watson's rivals →

Moments

  1. 2009 Open Watson, 59, led by one on the 72nd tee, but his approach ran over the green and he missed an eight-foot par putt to fall into a playoff.
  2. 2009 Open Cink birdied the 72nd hole to post -2, then won the playoff by six strokes.

Results by championship

    Best day

    2009 The Open

    Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 278 (-2) · won a playoff against Tom Watson (Cink 14; Watson 20)

    Watson, 59, led by one on the 72nd tee, but his approach ran over the green and he missed an eight-foot par putt to fall into a playoff.

    Cink birdied the 72nd hole to post -2, then won the playoff by six strokes.

    Chosen by rule: his most recent major win. Year page: 2009.

    Career line, 2002–2024

    The Open
    2007 The Open: finished T62009 The Open: won
    Ryder Cup
    2002 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-02004 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-12006 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-1-32008 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-02010 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-0-3
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2024 PGA Tour season: 16 events
    20052010201520202025

    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA
    • Tour season

    Stewart Cink was born on May 21, 1973, in Huntsville, USA. Cink won one major championship: the 2009 Open. Cink played in 5 Ryder Cups for USA (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), winning 5, losing 7 and halving 7 of 19 matches for 8.5 points. In the 2024 PGA Tour season, Cink played 16 events.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 2009 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · 278 (-2) · won a playoff against Tom Watson (Cink 14; Watson 20)

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2007 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T6 · 280 (-4)

    Ryder Cup

    Cink played 5 Ryder Cups for USA: 19 matches, 5 won, 7 lost, 7 halved, 8.5 points (44.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-4-1, four-ball 1-0-5, singles 1-3-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2023; 2027 (named).

    1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) USA · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick
    3. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) USA · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-3, 2.5 points · captain's pick
    4. 2008 Valhalla Golf Club USA · USA won 16.5–11.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point · automatic
    5. 2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 1-0-3, 2.5 points · captain's pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Matt Kuchar (3), Jim Furyk (2), J. J. Henry (2), Chad Campbell (2), Chris Riley (1), Kenny Perry (1), Davis Love III (1), David Toms (1), Zach Johnson (1).

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2024 Season 16 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 8 cuts made · $378,476 official money

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. WP: List of American Ryder Cup golfers
    3. WP: Stewart Cink
    4. Golf Compendium
    5. Wikidata: Q708106
    6. R&A 2009
    7. GC 2009
    8. R&A 2007
    9. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    10. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    11. Deseret News 2001
    12. Golf Channel
    13. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    14. Golf Channel 2004
    15. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    16. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    17. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    18. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    19. GC: 2008 ryder cup
    20. Wikipedia: 2008 Ryder Cup
    21. Today's Golfer 2008
    22. GC: 2010 ryder cup
    23. Wikipedia: 2010 Ryder Cup
    24. Fox Sports
    25. ESPN statistics API