Golf: Cink in command in winning NEC Invitational
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AKRON, Ohio - Six days after US captain Hal Sutton added him to the Ryder Cup team, Steward Cink completed the best performance of his career by turning the final round of the NEC Invitational into a showcase of poise and putting.
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Stewart Cink made five birdies on his first 10 holes and led by one shot over Rod Pampling before the rain-delayed first round of the NEC Invitational was suspended by darkness Thursday.
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Ian Poulter of England won the Volvo Masters on Sunday, beating Sergio Garcia with a par on the first playoff hole. Garcia missed a 3-foot putt on the final hole of regulation that would have given the Spaniard the victory.
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Amateurs Triumphs in Tarlow Frank Vana Jr. of Shrewsbury shot 3-under-par 137 to win the annual Tarlow Invitational at Thorny Lea GC in Brockton, edging John Hadges of the host club by one. Andy Drohen shot 143 to finish third. In the women's division, Karen Richardson of Haverhill CC shot 151 to roll to a seven-stroke triumph over Cheryl Krueger ...
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ENGLAND&#39;S Ian Poulter beat Sergio Garcia in a sudden death playoff to win the Volvo Masters overnight, the European Tour&#39;s season ending championship.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Stewart Cink maintained his  composure to register an even par final round score of 70 for a  four-shot victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational on  Sunday, his second win of the season.
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New England golf notebook Pros Chip Johnson of Hatherly CC in Scituate fired the low round of the tournament, a 3-under 68, to apply quite a finishing touch on the NEPGA Head Professional Championship at Shelter Harbor Golf Club in Rhode Island. At 3-under 139, Johnson won by two strokes over Greg Yeomans (71-70) of the Bay Club at Mattapoisett, ...
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Hunter Mahan watched Jay Williamson hit two great approach shots from the 18th fairway on Sunday. Mahan stepped up both times and hit his just a little better. Mahan earned his first PGA Tour victory Sunday by winning the Travelers Championship over Williamson with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
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Stewart Cink, who needed only to play around par to convert a five-stroke lead after 54 holes into a win, did just that in the NEC Invitational at Firestone yesterday.
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Leader Stewart Cink played eight holes Friday morning to polish off a first-round 7-under 63 at the NEC Invitational and was at 8 under when play was suspended.
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Stewart Cink seized control of the NEC Invitational with six straight one-putt greens and a chip-in from 50 feet for birdie on the 18th hole Saturday for a 2-under 68, giving him a five-shot lead over a trio of Ryder Cup teammates.
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MARANA, Arizona  - The omens looked even brighter for Tiger Woods on Thursday as he stayed firmly on course for an eighth successive PGA Tour title at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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Europe&#39;s Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald secured a 2&amp;1 victory over Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink in the foursomes. The Spanish maestro, a veteran of two Cups at the tender age of 24, helped his rookie team-mate settle quickly.
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No tears, no sweat. One month after an emotional victory in the British Open, Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship with a ruthless display of efficiency Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 for a five-shot victory and his 12th career major.
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Recent Ryder Cup pick Stewart Cink has the first-round lead at the NEC Invitational as only 16 golfers finish their rounds due to rain.
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The last man picked for the Ryder Cup team, then first at Firestone from start to finish. No wonder Stewart Cink says his confidence is at an all-time high.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Stewart Cink birdied No. 18 for a four-shot victory at the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. Cink finished even-par 70 on Sunday and 11-under-par 269 overall to become the first PGA golfer to lead wire-to-wire this season.