Golfer Stewart Cink announced on Twitter Tuesday he is stepping away from the game in order to care for his ailing wife, Lisa, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last week.
Since I was 15 years old, @lisacink has been my biggest supporter. It's now time for me to return the favor. pic.twitter.com/4mVRMsmfL4
— Stewart Cink (@stewartcink) May 3, 2016
Cink, 42, won the 2009 British Open and has finished in the top-three in the Masters, U.S. Open, and the PGA Championship. He turned pro in 1995 and has six PGA tour wins. He was named the PGA Tour rookie of the year in 1997, and is currently ranked 208th in the world.
When the news of Lisa’s cancer diagnosis broke, the family received an outpouring of support from the golf community.
Please lift up @lisacink and @stewartcink in prayer. Cancer is evil, God is great. He can overcome. Lord, help my friends beat cancer. Amen.
— Zach Johnson (@ZachJohnsonPGA) May 4, 2016
@stewartcink @lisacink wishing your family the best.
— DeLetty (@GrahamDeLaet) May 4, 2016
@stewartcink @lisacink prayers and thoughts to you and your family!
— Thorbjørn Olesen (@Thorbjornolesen) May 4, 2016
Stewart Cink has always been one of the nicest most approachable athletes I've ever been around. Wishing him and Lisa all the best
— trey wingo (@wingoz) May 3, 2016
@stewartcink our hopes a prayers are with your family
— Steve Elkington (@elkpga) May 4, 2016
While it appears that Cink is stepping away from golf for the time being, he and his wife are going to have a very strong support system to get through this.
