HONOLULU – Stewart Cink could not remember a more ideal day in Hawaii, and he had a round that matched the occasion.Enjoying a surge in the twilight of his career, the 47-year-old Cink putted for birdie on all but one hole Friday on his way to a 7-under 63 that gave him a share of the early lead with Webb Simpson.Cink already won the season-opener in the Safeway Open in September, his first victory since the 2009 British Open at Turnberry.
He and his wife, a cancer survivor, recovered from COVID-19. His 23-year-old took a leave from Delta Airlines to caddie for him.
It doesn't take much to make him smile.And then he played golf beneath a gorgeous blue sky in a light, tropical breeze with gentle surf along the edge of Waialae Country Club..