For the 52-year-old, this week is going to be special. After a grueling weekend, the veteran finally sealed the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The crowd was jubilant at the Phoenix Country Club, chanting Stewart Cink’s name. But there is one voice that particularly stood out. His mother’s.

For years, Cink has been playing professional golf. And every time he was on the course, winning or not, his mother, Anne , would be back home, watching him play. Only this time it was different.

“32 years we’ve been watching him, and this is the first time we’ve seen him in a tournament,” she said after his win. “We’ve got family here, so we’re visiting family as well as watching him play in this beautiful club. We love Phoenix.”

At the Phoenix Country Club, Cink delivered a stellar performance

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