After leading the British Open for almost the entire four rounds, Tom Watson just didn't have enough gas left in the tank to take home his sixth Claret Jug. It would've been his first since 1983.
Instead, Stewart Cink took home his first victory in a Major championship, and it was probably long overdue.
Cink had won five times on the PGA Tour coming into the The Open Championship, and had multiple top 10 finishes in past Major championships.
He almost came up short again, but instead sank a clutch birdie putt on hole 18 to force a playoff with Tom Watson.
Perhaps an even bigger story in this year's Open Championship was that Tiger Woods missed the cut on Friday for only the second cut in a Major championship in his career.
Even the really good golfers on the PGA Tour miss a number of cuts each year. That's probably why not seeing Tiger even participating in the final two rounds of a major championship was even more shocking.
The British Open had plenty of excitement thanks to the playoff between Cink and Watson, but this weekend proved that without Tiger and Phil in the mix, this sport just isn't nearly as exciting.
Even the really good golfers on the PGA Tour miss a number of cuts each year. That's probably why not seeing Tiger even participating in the final two rounds of a major championship was even more shocking.
The British Open had plenty of excitement thanks to the playoff between Cink and Watson, but this weekend proved that without Tiger and Phil in the mix, this sport just isn't nearly as exciting.
Final Leaderboard
1. Stewart Cink -2
2. Tom Watson -2
T-3. Lee Westwood -1
T-3. Chris Wood -1
T-5. Luke Donald E
Notables
T-8. Ernie Els +1
T-27. John Daly +4
T-34. Jim Furyk +5
T-38. Sergio Garcia +6
T-38. Vijay Singh +6
1. Stewart Cink -2
2. Tom Watson -2
T-3. Lee Westwood -1
T-3. Chris Wood -1
T-5. Luke Donald E
Notables
T-8. Ernie Els +1
T-27. John Daly +4
T-34. Jim Furyk +5
T-38. Sergio Garcia +6
T-38. Vijay Singh +6
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