Stewart Cink (-19) was crowned champion of the Senior PGA Championship after a memorable display in the final round. The American, aged 52, carded a sensational 63, nine under par, at The Concession Golf Club to win by six shots and claim his first Major on the senior circuit.
Cink started the day one shot off the lead but turned Sunday into a one-man show. It began with an eagle at the 7th, a par-5 that opened the door to a devastating run. He then followed with consecutive birdies at the 8th and 9th to take control of the tournament, and sealed the decisive blow with another birdie at the 11th after sinking a putt of more than ten metres with the perfect line. In just five holes he played five under par and left the tournament over
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Far from settling, he kept accelerating. He added another birdie at the 13th after a superb approach and saved one more at the 14th with an almost six-metre putt. While his rivals battled to limit the damage, Cink strode to the title with undisputed authority. He closed the week just one shot shy of the tournament’s all-time to-par record set by Sam Snead in 1973 at the PGA National
Second place went to Ben Crane, who posted a solid 68 in his debut at this senior major. Australians Scott Hend and Steve Allan shared third, both with 71 in the final round. The victory confirms Cink‘s extraordinary start to the season on the PGA Tour Champions. In his first 16 rounds of the year he has not recorded a single round over par. He already has three wins in 2026, plus a runner-up, and his worst result so far is a tie for sixth. An almost perfect debut on the senior circuit and a serious warning for the rest of the year
Notable performance by the Spanish players
As for the Spanish players, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (-7), with rounds of 66, 74, 68 and 73, lost a place on Sunday in a topsy-turvy round that included six birdies, four bogeys and a triple bogey, but he held on inside the top 10, tied for eighth. It is his sixth top‑10 in the tournament, one of the two senior majors that have so far eluded him alongside the US Senior Open. The Malagueño has climbed nine places in the Charles Schwab Cup on the PGA Tour Champions to sit 17th
José María Olazábal (+3), for his part, left the tournament with a good taste after a final round of 70, with three birdies and a bogey, two under par. With his rounds of 68, 75 and 76 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, he finishes this Senior PGA Championship tied in 51st place, which is his best ever result in the tournament, where to date he had not made the cut in any of his five previous appearances
