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Stewart Ernest Cink (born May 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who won the2009 Open Championship. He has spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 2004 to 2009
Early years and education
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 attendedGeorgia Tech in Atlanta, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets; he turned professional in 1995.
[edit]Professional career
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 Openin 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 most 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.
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-rankedTiger 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 atTurnberry, 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.[4]
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Twitter
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
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