Stewart Cink took a three-shot victory at the season opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka\u2019upulehu-Kona, Hawaii .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year carded a bogey-free round of 8-under-par 64 to finish at 23-under 193 in the three-round event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He finished well ahead of Argentina\u2019s Angel Cabrera, who followed his 62 on Friday with a 6-under 66 on Saturday to finish alone in second at 20 under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa\u2019s Retief Goosen (64) moved up eight spots to place third at 18 under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 52-year-old Cink wa sin his elements as he birdied Holes 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16. He saved on the par-3 No. 8 kept his momentum after missing a birdie putt on No. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cabrera recovered from a bogey on the par-4 first hole with birdies at Holes 3, 4 and 7 for 2-under 34 on the front nine. He eagled the par-5 No. 10. Back-to-back birdies on Holes 13-14 were followed by pars on the last four holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second-round co-leader Freddie Jacobson of Sweden shot 2-under 70 to finish tied for fourth at 17 under. First-round leader Stephen Ames of Canada shot 72 and tied for ninth at 14 under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen matched Cink for the low round of the day (64) to finish at 18-under. This is Goosen\u2019s fourth top-6 at the championship in six starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three players finished tied-fourth at 17-under – defending champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els, 36-hole co-leader and first timers Freddie Jacobson and Thomas Bj\u00f8rn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sixty-eight-year-old Bernhard Langer was tied-ninth after he carded 68. The World Golf Hall of Fame member is a three-time winner here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FINAL LEADERBOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stewart Cink took a three-shot victory at the season opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka\u2019upulehu-Kona, Hawaii<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-8376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-golf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tPlayer<\/strong><\/td> To Par<\/strong><\/td> Scores<\/strong><\/td> Money<\/strong><\/td> Charles Schwab Cup<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> 1<\/td> Stewart Cink<\/td> -23<\/td> 66-63-64 \u2013 193<\/td> $340,000<\/td> 1st<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/td> \u00c1ngel Cabrera<\/td> -20<\/td> 68-62-66 \u2013 196<\/td> $200,000<\/td> 2nd<\/td><\/tr> 3<\/td> Retief Goosen<\/td> -18<\/td> 68-66-64 \u2013 198<\/td> $140,000<\/td> 3rd<\/td><\/tr> T4<\/td> Ernie Els<\/td> -17<\/td> 66-66-67 \u2013 199<\/td> $98,667<\/td> T-4th<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Thomas Bj\u00f8rn<\/td> -17<\/td> 68-65-66 \u2013 199<\/td> $98,667<\/td> T-4th<\/td><\/tr> <\/td> Freddie Jacobson<\/td> -17<\/td> 65-64-70 \u2013 199<\/td> $98,667<\/td> T-4th<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"