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Cink holds his nerve to win at River Highlands
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 06 - 2008

American Stewart Cink held his nerve to win his first PGA Tour title in almost four years with a one-shot victory at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Sunday.
Two ahead overnight, Cink surrendered the outright lead after seven holes at the rain-softened TPC River Highlands but birdied three of the last 10 for a closing three-under-par 67.
Cink, who had not won since the 2004 WGC-NEC Invitational, stayed ahead of the chasing pack with birdies on 13 and 15 before posting an 18-under total of 262.
Defending champion Hunter Mahan birdied the last two holes for a 65 and a tie for second place with fellow American Tommy Armour III, also after a 65.
Compatriot Heath Slocum had been tied for second with three holes remaining but bogeyed the par-three 16th on his way to a 67 and fourth place at 16 under.
Cink made a stumbling start in overcast conditions with a bogey at the par-four fourth. However, he picked up shots at the sixth and ninth to reach the turn in one-under 34, a stroke in front of the field. The 35-year-old Alabama native also birdied the par-five 13th to remain one ahead before play was briefly suspended due to the threat of lightning.
After the resumption, Cink got to 18 under with another birdie at the par-four 15th, where he struck a wedge approach to three feet, and parred the last three holes to seal victory. Fijian Vijay Singh closed with a 68 to secure fifth place at 14 under, one ahead of Americans Michael Allen (64), Kenny Perry (69), Bubba Watson (66) and Tour rookie Brad Adamonis (67).
Kaymer wins in Munich
Germany's Martin Kaymer came back from a faltering finish to win the BMW International Open on Sunday by defeating Denmark's Anders Hansen in a sudden-death playoff.
Kaymer led the field by six strokes going into the final round but needed to birdie the 72nd hole to match Hansen's 15-under-par 273.
Another birdie at the first extra hole though earned Kaymer the $517,600 first prize and his second title of the year. The Dane had put the German youngster under pressure by carding a five-under 67. However, Kaymer somehow found reserves to respond after slumping to a closing 75.
Eun-Hee Ji captures title
In New York, Eun-Hee Ji captured her first career LPGA title on Sunday, posting a five-under 67 to beat Suzann Pettersen by two strokes in the two million-dollar Wegmans LPGA.
South Korea's Ji posted seven birdies against two bogeys for her four-round total of 16-under 272. Norway's Pettersen, who came into the final round with a three-shot lead over Ji and two others, had three bogeys in the final six holes en route to an even-par 2 for 274.
Ji, meanwhile, had four birdies on the back nine and nearly sank a long birdie putt at the last before settling for par.
Pettersen, ranked No.3 in the world, was still one shot ahead with four holes to play, but the short 15th proved to be the turning point as Ji made a birdie and Pettersen missed the green.
South Korea's Hee-Won Han (69) and Jeong Jang (68) shared third on 276.


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