Golf Channel · Jun 8, 2016
Cinks focused on positives despite cancer diagnosis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – He was supposed to be in New Orleans at the annual PGA Tour stop but Stewart Cink forgot to commit in time.
“First time in 20 years,” he sighed. “I was beating myself up, ‘Can’t believe I forgot to commit. Now I’m not going to play. Going to have to add a tournament.’ Turns out that Wednesday of New Orleans is when she got the phone call.”
It’s the call no one ever wants to receive. Cink’s wife, Lisa, had advanced breast cancer and would begin chemotherapy treatments 12 days later.
Commitment deadlines, points lists and golf all became immediate afterthoughts for Cink. Whatever his wife’s future would be, he planned on being there every step of the way.