2020 Bermuda Championship: Top 10 power rankings at Port Royal

Golf’s a sport you can play for a lifetime, as they say. It seemed like a lifetime had passed in between victories for Stewart Cink.

Eleven years separated wins No. 4 and 5 on the PGA Tour. His fourth was in 2009 when he won the Open Championship for his one and only major championship. The bigger story was it dashed the unlikely chances of 59-year-old Tom Watson.

Cink dealt with raising his family and helping wife, Lisa, overcome cancer in the years following. He took time away from the game and results dipped. Cink, 47, was also aging out of his prime.

He showed the tank wasn’t completely empty at the Safeway Open last month. Rounds of 67-70-65-65 netted him a two-shot win over Harry Higgs.

“There’s no question about that. I’ve played some good golf over the years,” Cink was quoted by Tee Scripts. “It’s been a while since I really played well for four rounds, and even here the second round I was not exactly outstanding, but I really played great over the weekend. I was clear headed and calm and that’s an area where I kind of have struggled over the years.”

Cink credited his 23-year-old son, Reagan, who caddied for him and helped dad keep a steady hand.

The health of his wife has also put him at a peace of mind. Now he’s assured of playing status on the PGA Tour until he can jump to the senior circuit.

The Georgian got back into contention in his next start at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He ended up just six shots off the pace at T-12th. Cink also made the cut at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, his sixth time playing the weekend in his last seven outings.

Cink’s making his Bermuda Championship debut.