Stewart Cink plays from a plugged lie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink hugs his wife Lisa after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink putts for birdie on the 17th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink walks off the 16th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink plays from a plugged lie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink walks off the 16th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.Stewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club.Stewart Cink receives the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy from PGA of America Secretary Eric Eshleman after winning the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club.Stewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.1 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink plays from a plugged lie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.1 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink plays from a plugged lie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.2 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.3 / 10Stewart Cink sets course record to capture 86th Senior PGA ChampionshipStewart Cink hugs his wife Lisa after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.4 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink putts for birdie on the 17th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.5 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink walks off the 16th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.6 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink plays from a plugged lie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.7 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink walks off the 16th green during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.8 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club.9 / 10Photos as Stewart Cink wins 86th Senior PGA Championship at The ConcessionStewart Cink receives the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy from PGA of America Secretary Eric Eshleman after winning the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at The Concession Golf Club.10 / 10Stewart Cink sets course record to capture 86th Senior PGA ChampionshipStewart Cink poses with the Alfred S. Bourne Trophy after winning the Senior PGA Championship 2026 at The Concession Golf Club on April 19, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida.BRADENTON — The first of five PGA Tour Champions majors in 2026 has become the first senior major win on the resume of Stewart Cink.
The reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner won his seventh senior title and first major on Sunday, April 19, at the 2026 Senior PGA Championship at the Concession in Bradenton.
Cink started the final round in a four-way tie for second, a shot back of Keith Horne, but in the final round, Cink went on a tear on his first nine, with an eagle on No. 7 and back-to-back birdies on Nos. 8 and 9. That got him to 15 under and put him up by two.
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Cink later birdied Nos. 11, 12 and 14 to build a five-shot lead. After Ben Crane birdied the 15th, Cink made birdie on the par-5 17th to make it a five-shot lead once again. Cink went on to par the last to set the course record with a Sunday 63.
Cink had six bogeys over the first three days, but he avoided bogey on Sunday. In fact, he went bogey-free over his last 28 holes.
Cink's previous best in a senior major was a runner-up in last year's U.S. Senior Open. This win gets him a lifetime exemption into the Senior PGA and he's earned a spot in the 2026 PGA Championship in May at Aronimink in Newton Square, Pennsylvania. Cink earned $540,000 for the win.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Stewart Cink sets course record, wins Senior PGA Championship at The Concession