Why do people on here not like Cink?

[KeefG]

Just a general question, i'm not looking for an argument or anything.....

I personally dont have a problem with him at all, he wouldnt have been in my top ten to win The Open but i'm not dissapointed that it was him.

He's not offensive, he's not a bad character, he just quietly gets on with his golf and occasionally gets the job done.

So why is it that people dont like him?

 

[TWM]

I rather like him. It is just a pity that he beat Tom Watson for what would have been a sensational Open.

 

[Sneds]

As terrible as it is, I can't put my finger on what I don't like about him.

Perhaps it's not so much dislike, but in a playoff - I can't imagine I'd pull for Cink, against anybody.

 

[berrymoss]

I like him. I was at the Open yesterday with my 12yr old son. We were both shouting for Watson, or "Tom" as my son calls him. We were realy saddened to see "Tom" lose, but Cink was just great. Even when Tom lost he still smiled continuously

 

[USER1999]

It isn't that I dislike him, he just seems a bit of a nonentity. He has a solid game, and if no one else wins, he will. Bit of a journey man (up til now). I guess if I was american I would like him, in the way we like Westwood and Casey. Solid Ryder cupper, but not really a winner (uptil now).

No particular axe to grind, it is just he isn't a European (or Brit).

 

[KeefG]

Thats the only dislike I have of him, the fact that he's a septic tank and not a Brit.

Aside from that, I quite like the guy!

I'd much rather he won it than say the likes of Boo Weekley, Zach Johnson, Sabbatini etc etc

 

[freddielong]

him winning the open turns it into a joke in the same way curtis and hamilton winning it did he barely wins regular events. He is at best an average tour golfer that held a putt, he was never in contention therefore never had to cope with the pressure that destroyed fisher. He plays horrible golf has a horrible swing and is an efigy of all that is wrong in modern golf he wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se.

Plus and this is now a big big extra he stopped what would have been the biggest story not in golf but in the history of sport

 

[birdieman]

He's a likeable character - a good pro who interacts with and appreciates the fans.

Made a reasonable job of the winners speech I thought too in slightly awkward circumstances having pipped the peoples choice winner.

Nice for a fellow who's paid his dues at 36 to get a slice of the big time. He's been a solid player for a number of years. Good luck to him.

69 round Turnberry in the last round of The Open when breezy is a very good score.

Gotta add that Turnberry looked fantastic, those views out at 8,9,10 are unbeatable on UK links.

Overall an excellent Open, better than last year, maybe not quite as good as 07 at Carnoustie for sheer drama.

 

[Parmo]

I don't mind him, would have liked Westwood to win but he wasnt thinking at the end.

 

[iwtuk]

him winning the open turns it into a joke in the same way curtis and hamilton winning it did he barely wins regular events. He is at best an average tour golfer that held a putt, he was never in contention therefore never had to cope with the pressure that destroyed fisher. He plays horrible golf has a horrible swing and is an efigy of all that is wrong in modern golf he wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se.

Plus and this is now a big big extra he stopped what would have been the biggest story not in golf but in the history of sport

Surely a play-off to win the Open is pressure? Fisher was under so much pressure that he birdied the first two holes... I sense perhaps he had other things on his mind too? Personally I have no issue with Cink; he has a nice easy swing, and for someone who "wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se", he's just won our Open on a very tough links course. Oh, and Cink was Number 5 in the world less than 12 months ago....If only he'd have won wearing shorts......

Agreed he 'spoilt' what would have been a romantic end to the Open, but as for the biggest story in the history of sport? Surey that's another thread!

 

[freddielong]

him winning the open turns it into a joke in the same way curtis and hamilton winning it did he barely wins regular events. He is at best an average tour golfer that held a putt, he was never in contention therefore never had to cope with the pressure that destroyed fisher. He plays horrible golf has a horrible swing and is an efigy of all that is wrong in modern golf he wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se.

Plus and this is now a big big extra he stopped what would have been the biggest story not in golf but in the history of sport

Surely a play-off to win the Open is pressure? Fisher was under so much pressure that he birdied the first two holes... I sense perhaps he had other things on his mind too? Personally I have no issue with Cink; he has a nice easy swing, and for someone who "wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se", he's just won our Open on a very tough links course. Oh, and Cink was Number 5 in the world less than 12 months ago....If only he'd have won wearing shorts......

Agreed he 'spoilt' what would have been a romantic end to the Open, but as for the biggest story in the history of sport? Surey that's another thread!

I agree there should be pressure in a play off but everyone could see Watson was finnished, and Fisher's collapse followed him taking a two shot lead he then went bogey quad bogey - I have been trying to think of a sports story that would have been bigger all weekend and failed. But Cink sneaked in the back door with that putt on the last.

 

[Ken_A]

It isn't that I dislike him, he just seems a bit of a nonentity. He has a solid game, and if no one else wins, he will. Bit of a journey man (up til now). I guess if I was american I would like him, in the way we like Westwood and Casey. Solid Ryder cupper, but not really a winner (uptil now).

No particular axe to grind, it is just he isn't a European (or Brit).

I think you hit the nail on the head - a perfect summation IMHO.

 

[JustOne]

It's not that I mind Stewart Cink winning, he played well and carded the lowest score. It's just I don't remember seeing more than 1 shot of his during the whole 4 days. I watched every minute of the coverage and felt like Watsons caddy throughout, willing every shot to find the green and every putt to drop. I like watching a bit of history being made and (like almost everyone else) was willing it to happen.

Do I feel bad for Tom Watson? Not really. He's a great golfer, a legend of the game. He's had a great life playing golf and I'm sure it's not been all that bad off the course.

It was a shame that the dream (probably OUR dream not his) didn't happen.... but what and awful putt that was on the last!!!

Cink did hit a fantastic birdie during open play and what a wedge to the final green in the play-off!. Glad he tapped it in for another birdie on 18....He earned the win in my books.

 

[Spoff]

Cink was unlucky that he beat Watson, I imagine 99% of golf fans wanted Watson to win the play-off.

As far as Americans go I don't mind Cink.

I'm not a massive user of Twitter, but when I do nosey in there is usually something from Cink on it.

Worth following if you're a user.

24 minutes ago he wrote "Now on board flight back to the States, with one more carry-on than I had on the way over"

 

[viscount17]

There is nothing to dislike about Cink. It's just that he's often invisible to the cameras, rarely leading into the final day but how many top 10's, 20's does he get. He's certainly making a decent living.

In many ways almost a mirror of Westwood, who until those last few holes was playing an almost identical game.

It's just the dissappointment from Fisher and Westwood not making it and then, with the possibility of a fairytale ending, almost everyone wanted Watson.

. . . and as for this 'him winning turns it into a joke' rubbish. Cink did what you have to do, play steady, make as few mistakes as possible and take the chances when they come. He kept himself in a position where he could take advantage of any slip ups, which are inevitable, where's the joke?

 

[Sneds]

. . . and as for this 'him winning turns it into a joke' rubbish. Cink did what you have to do, play steady, make as few mistakes as possible and take the chances when they come. He kept himself in a position where he could take advantage of any slip ups, which are inevitable, where's the joke?

100% agree, how can a particular person winning it make it a joke? Is it only a serious tournament when one of the top 5 win it? Or somebody we expect?

 

[Herbie]

Where are the threads that show dislike for Cinq?

And how can anyones golf that wins an open turn anything into a joke?

There can be many disappointments in golf and sometimes the final holes of a comp can be a bit of an anti climax, but extreme views of any significant golf comp being a joke is in itself, a joke!

Walk a mile in their shoes springs to mind! (something most will never do)

 

[freddielong]

The best should win the best - I don't think it shows the open in a good light when a journeyman at best wins it Just my opinion

 

[Ste_Denial]

havent really seen or heard much of cink in previous open to make judgement, however he seemed a decent enough guy and he did what he had to do on the day to win, and i take my hat off to him for doing so.

 

[RGDave]

I don't dislike him, I just don't find much to admire.

He's been steady as a rock for a good few years, and I've tipped him to bag something meaningful since 2007.

He makes £2-3 million dollars a year from prize money and no doubt a small fortune from other things.

I've watched his swing (as with countless others) and it's technically very fine other than being a tad low at the top and maybe a bit long. I can see why it works and you've got to take your hat off to someone who can be so ruthlessly efficient week in, week out.

His first round was super....66 (i.i.r.c.) and he didn't hold back on the last 9.....there was everything in there as he tried to get the birdies to be in with a shout.

Far more worthy than Hamilton/Curtis possibly O'Meara/Lehman. Maybe not as deserving as Duval, but equally as boring. I was at Lytham when Lehman one, such an unexciting conclusion....most folk had already gone to the pub.