Stewart Cink, the 2009 Open champion, has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Payne Stewart Award.
The award, named after the three-time major champion who died in a plane accident in 1999, is presented annually to a professional golfer who "best exemplifies Stewart's steadfast values of character, charity and sportsmanship."
Cink will officially received the award during a ceremony on Sept. 19 in advance of the season-ending Tour Championship.
“To receive the Payne Stewart Award is one of the greatest honors of my career,” said Cink. “Payne Stewart was a player and person whom I admired greatly, both on and off the course.