US EditionStewart Cink successfully defends at The Ally, beating Ernie Els in a playoff
Stewart Cink overcame a two-stroke deficit in the final holes to tie Ernie Els at 15-under 201 and won the playoff with a par on the first hole.
- On Sunday, Stewart Cink defended his Ally Challenge title by beating Ernie Els with a par on the first playoff hole, marking his second PGA Tour Champions win this year after the Insperity Invitational in May.
- Entering the final round, Stewart Cink trailed Ernie Els by one stroke after opening with a 10-under 62 on Friday and shooting a 1-under 71 on Saturday.
- On the back nine Sunday, Stewart Cink closed with a 4-under 68, birdieing two of the last three holes to match Ernie Els at 15-under 201 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, then sealed the playoff with a par-4 putt as Els picked up his ball.
- Cink collected the $330,000 first-place prize, adding to his strong season in 14 PGA Tour Champions events and his eight PGA Tour victories this year.
- The victory reinforces Cink's record, as his third PGA Tour Champions win at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club and eight PGA Tour victories, including the 2009 Open Championship.
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Stewart Cink wins second straight Ally Challenge in playoff
It took a ferocious finish and 55 holes to do it, but Stewart Cink came away with his second straight victory at the Ally Challenge on Sunday in Grand Blanc, Mich.
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Stewart Cink successfully defends at The Ally, beating Ernie Els in a playoff
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Playoff glory for Cink as Clarke settles for 12th place - Irish Golfer Magazine
Stewart Cink successfully defended his title in The Ally Challenge for his second PGA TOUR Champions victory of the year, beating Ernie Els with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday. Cink closed with a 4-under 68, birdieing two of the last three holes, to match Els at 15-under 201 at Warwick Hills. Els parred the final five holes in a 69. The 52-year-old Cink won the Insperity Invitational in May in Texas, beating Retief Goosen in a pla…
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