19 Jul

SINK OVER WATSON IN OPEN PLAYOFF

Posted by incagolf in PGA News.

FINAL ROUND LEADERBOARD (GB & Ire unless stated):
-2 S Cink*, T Watson * Cink won in a play-off
-1 L Westwood, C Wood level R Goosen (SA), M Goggin (Aus), L Donald

Stewart Cink
Cink’s previous best Open finish was tied sixth in 2007

By Mark Orlovac
BBC Sport at Turnberry

American Stewart Cink claimed his first major title as he defeated five-time winner Tom Watson in a four-hole play-off for the 138th Open at Turnberry.

Cink won the play-off by six shots to deny 59-year-old Watson the chance of a fairytale sixth Open win.

Watson had ended level with Cink on two under when he failed to sink two putts, one from off the green, on the 18th.

England’s Lee Westwood and Chris Wood ended on one under with Luke Donald, Mathew Goggin and Retief Goosen level.

Cink was regarded as one of the outsiders for the Championship this week as the world number 33 had previously claimed only one top-10 finish at the Open while having just five wins in his PGA Tour career.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8158269.stm

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