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Cink Weathers Storm, Foes For Win

The Associated Press

Published: June 23, 2008

CROMWELL, Conn. - Stewart Cink won the Travelers Championship by one shot Sunday after weathering a thunderstorm, an early bogey and late charges from defending champion Hunter Mahan and Tommy Armour III.

Cink shot a 3-under 67 to finish at 18 under for his fifth career victory and first since 2004. Armour (65) and Mahan (65) tied for second.

Cink came into the day with a two-stroke lead against Heath Slocum, but had been just 1-for-9 during his career when leading after 54 holes.

"I know there has been some talk that I have not been a closer," Cink said. "They had every right to say that, because I felt the same way myself. So I felt that I had something to prove to myself."

He finished with a career-best 262, five shots better than his 1997 total of 267. It was his first win this year, earning him $1.08 million.

LPGA: Eun-Hee Ji got her first win on the LPGA Tour with a come-from-behind, two-stroke victory against Suzann Pettersen at the Wegmans LPGA in Rochester, N.Y.

The South Korean shot a 5-under 67 to finish at 16-under 272. A 22-year-old in her second year on the tour, Ji had a previous best finish of second to Pettersen in South Korea in October in the Kolon Championship.

Pettersen shot a 72 and surrendered a three-stroke lead on a sunny, 75-degree day.

Jeong Jang (69) and Hee-Won Han (69) tied for third at 12 under.

CHAMPIONS: Jeff Sluman won the Bank of America Championship in Concord, Mass., with birdies on three of the last four holes.

He birdied the 15th to break a tie with Loren Roberts, then made putts of more than 30 feet on the 17th and 18th to beat Roberts, the second-round leader, by two strokes.

Sluman, who joined the senior tour after turning 50 on Sept. 11, shot an 8-under 64 and finished at 17-under 199. Roberts shot 67-201.

PGA EUROPEAN: Martin Kaymer birdied the first playoff hole against Anders Hansen after blowing a six-stroke lead and won the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany.

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