Background
Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Florence, where he attended Bradshaw High School.
Cink was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Florence, where he attended Bradshaw High School.
After completing high school in 1991, he graduated from Georgia Technical in Atlanta in 1995 with a degree in Management, where he played golf for the Yellow Jackets. He turned professional in 1995.
He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009. 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 Microwave Communications Incorporated Heritage and at the WGC-Nippon Electric Corporation Invitational, which is one of the 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-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.
Cink had birdied the 72nd hole while Watson bogeyed, which forced the playoff. Each fall, Cink co-hosts the East Lake Invitational with Billy Andrade at East Lake Golf Club which benefits the East Lake Foundation.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (6) Nike Tour wins (3) Other wins (5) Wins (1) Results timeline 1Cancelled due to September 11, 2001 attacks DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Northwest Territories = Number Tournament Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1999 Masters – 2000 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (nine times).
Married Lisa Cink; children: Connor Stewart, Reagan Braswell.
