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Stewart Cink captures Safeway title for first win since 2009 Open

After more than a decade, Stewart Cink got back into the winner's circle Sunday at the Safeway Open.

Cink, 47, has spent more than a decade with a rather notable result for his most recent win: the 2009 Open at Turnberry, when he outlasted Tom Watson in a playoff to capture his lone career major. That was the sixth PGA Tour win of his career, but he hadn't won since. That is, until Sunday's finale in Napa, where Cink closed with a 7-under 65 to secure a two-shot victory over Harry Higgs.

Cink had his son, Reagan, on the bag this week, and the two spent much of the back nine discussing club choices and reading putts.