Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report

THE FLATS – Stewart Cink and his caddie/son Reagan went wire-to-wire for their second victory together last weekend at the RBC Heritage … Seth Reeves holds position on the Korn Ferry Tour with solid performance in Las Vegas … Former Tech teammates Roberto Castro and Cameron Tringale teaming up in Zurich Classic this week … More below in this week’s Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report.

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CINK FAMILY AFFAIR NETS ANOTHER VICTORY

Stewart Cink has seen a lot, but at 47 he doesn’t always remember it, something he readily jokes about on Twitter.

At the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, he shot the fur off the course (a favorite Cink-ism) with twin 63s and then hung on over the weekend. His final-round 70, on a day when no one got closer than three strokes, got him to 19 under par and left him four clear of runners-up Emiliano Grillo (68) and Harold Varner III (66).

What made this, his eighth win, stand out?

“The fact that it happened at my age,” he said.

But also, he added, the friends and family who were there to celebrate with him.

Cink, who is the second two-time winner on TOUR this season after Bryson DeChambeau and moves from 26th to third in the FedExCup standings, celebrated the win with wife Lisa and their sons, Connor and Reagan (also Cink’s caddie), plus Connor’s fiancé and several friends.

• More from PGATour.com
• GolfChannel: Stewart Cink back on U.S. Ryder Cup radar after second win of season
• GolfChannel: Stewart Cink returns to world top 50 after RBC Heritage win

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AT 47, CINK WINNING AGAIN AND ENJOYING IT MORE

Creeping up on five-oh, with nest emptying, Stewart Cink is trading in his big Duluth golf club manse for something more condensed in downtown Atlanta. The movers will be knocking on the door Monday morning, early.

Got to wonder in the light of certain big events if there is going to be room in the new place for another oversized trophy. And maybe a few more to come seeing how Cink is so full of second wind now.

“We’re going to be condo people. We just have lived in the suburbs for a long time, and now feels like the right time for us to change the scenery a little bit,” Cink said.

More from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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PGA TOUR NOTES ON CINK’S VICTORY

• Stewart Cink’s 1-under 70 in the final round was good for a four-stroke victory at 19-under 265; made a total of 32’ 4” of putts in the final round
• Four strokes marks the largest margin of victory on TOUR since Matt Jones won 2021 The Honda Classic by five
• Claims eighth career PGA TOUR win in his 610^th official PGA TOUR start at the age of 47 years, 10 months, 28 days
• With the win, earns 500 FedExCup points and moves to No. 3 in the standings; projected to move from No. 115 to inside the top 45 in the Official World Golf Ranking
• Wins 21 years, 2 days after his 2000 RBC Heritage title and 16 years, 11 months, 30 days after winning in 2004
• Becomes the third player with three or more victories at the RBC Heritage (Davis Love III/5, Hale Irwin/3)
• Becomes the second-oldest winner of the RBC Heritage (Hale Irwin/1994/48-10-14)
• Becomes the fourth player (fifth instance) age 47 or older to win multiple times in a season on TOUR since 1960, joining Sam Snead, Julius Boros and Kenny Perry (twice; most recently in 2009)
• Becomes the seventh player to go 21 years or longer between his first and most recent victory at the same event on TOUR (1st RBC Heritage victory was on April 16th, 2000)
• Becomes the 10th different player to win on TOUR after making 600+ starts in official events (Mark Calcavecchia achieved the feat twice)
• Joins Hale Irwin (621 starts) as players to win the RBC Heritage after making 600+ starts in official events
• Set the lowest 36- and 54-hole score at the RBC Heritage of 126 and 195, respectively
• Set his best opening 36-hole score on TOUR on the strength of back-to-back 8-under 63s and equaled his best opening 54-hole score
• Converts a 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR for the third time in 13 attempts (2004 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, 2008 Travelers Championship, 2021 RBC Heritage)
• Becomes the fourth 54-hole leader/co-leader to win the RBC Heritage since 2010, joining Webb Simpson/2020, Carl Pettersson/2012 and Jim Furyk/2010
• Only other occasion to hold a 54-hole lead at the RBC Heritage resulted in a T10 finish in 2003
• Becomes the 13^th 54-hole leader/co-leader to win in 2020-21 (most recent: Hideki Matsuyama/Masters Tournament)
• Joins Bryson DeChambeau as multiple winners on TOUR this season (2020 Fortinet Championship)
• Second occasion to win more than once in a TOUR season (2004: RBC Heritage, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational)

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YELLOW JACKETS TEAMMATES TEAMING UP IN NEW ORLEANS

Former Georgia Tech teammates Roberto Castro and Cameron Tringale teaming up to compete in this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a two-man team event that is unique on the PGA Tour. They are two of five former Jackets in the field. Chesson Hadley is pairing with former Clemson star Ben Martin, while Richy Werenski is competing with Peter Uhlein, who won last weekend’s Korn Ferry Tour event, and Vincent Whaley is partnering with Michael Glicic.

Hadley and Werenski both played last weekend at the RBC Heritage, but missed the cut.

Team format explained

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KORN FERRY TOUR RESUMES IN LAS VEGAS

Seth Reeves was the only one of four Yellow jackets to make the cut last weekend at the MGM Resorts Championship. The 2013 graduate had a strong start with rounds of 71-67, but settled back to a tie for 47^th place after weekend rounds of 74-74. Reeves remains No. 22 in Korn Ferry Tour points, within the top 25 that will earn PGA Tour cards at the end of the regular season. J.T Griffin (No. 75), Paul Haley II (No. 20) and Ollie Schniederjans (No. 39) failed to advance to the weekend.

Anders Albertson and Nicholas Thompson rejoin the group this week as the Tour plays a new event, the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas.

Leaderboard

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ELSEWHERE

Larry Mize tied for 60^th place at the Chubb Classic in Naples, Fla., on the PGA Tour Champions … Chris Petefish made a start last weekend in the SwingThought Tour’s ST19 in Monroe, N.C., tying for 15^th place at 1-over-par 211

#PROJACKETS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Ready for date night with this #blazercollection! pic.twitter.com/Gv4vvkFBaz

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 19, 2021

Fun fact: @StewartCink was once an avid skateboarder. 🛹😎

18 things to know about the 3-time @RBC_Heritage champion.

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2021

Stricker wanted to know how @StewartCink was doing.

Wasn’t surprised one bit. pic.twitter.com/kJbv3QVpbk

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) April 19, 2021

Team Cink cruised to victory @RBC_Heritage.

But it’s the moments in between shots that @StewartCink and his son/caddie Reagan will remember most.

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2021

Sometimes caddies have to think outside the box. pic.twitter.com/V88IgaxkJl

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2021

1st win ➡️ 3rd win@StewartCink and Harbour Town are both standing the test of time. pic.twitter.com/CZU1Qw0sTP

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 19, 2021

Stewart Cink is better at golf than you.

**25 people alive can argue this point with me – the rest of you – zip it**

— Roberto Castro (@cicioCASTRO) April 18, 2021

Amazing golf from @stewartcink. I have loved getting to know and learning from the Cink’s the last few years. Always great to see a fellow @GTGolf have some success. Congrats!!

— Chesson Hadley (@chessonhadley) April 18, 2021

Not sure what’s more shocking, that I have hair, or that it’s not gray!!! https://t.co/gzpdKmQU6L

— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) April 18, 2021

It’s happening!!!!!#CharlieRymerGolfShow tomorrow night at 8:30pm on @CBSSportsNet

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/ca0tl2t7z1

— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) April 18, 2021

Watch #CharlieRymerGolfShow starting Monday April 19 at 8:30pm on @CBSSportsNet. I’m gonna give you a wedgie if ya don’t. https://t.co/kZwhKjdtZv

— Charlie Rymer (@CharlieRymerPGA) April 15, 2021

UPCOMING EVENTS

• PGA Tour:  Zurich Classic of New Orleans • April 22-25, 2021 • TPC Louisiana • Avondale, La. • Purse: $7,400,000
• Korn Ferry Tour:  Veritex Bank Championship • April 22-25, 2021 • Texas Rangers Golf Club • Arlington, Texas • Purse: $600,000
• PGA Tour Champions:  Insperity Invitational • April 30-May 2, 2021 • The Woodlands Country Club • The Woodlands, Texas • Purse: $2,250,000
• MacKenzie Tour:  PGA Tour Canada Q-School USA West 3 • June 8-11, 2021 • The Home Course • Dupont, Wash.
• All Pro Tour:  Shawnee Championship • May 12-15, 2021 • Shawnee Country Club • Shawnee, Okla. • Purse: $130,000
• G Pro Tour:  Huntsville Open • April 21-23, 2021 • Huntsville Country Club • Huntsville, Ala. • Purse: $72,100
• SwingThought Tour:  ST 20 Sanctuary Golf • April 23-24, 2021 • Sanctuary Golf Club • Waverly, Ga.