Stewart Cink closed on Sunday with a 68, his best-ever round among 58 played in the Masters. He finished 1 over, tied for his third-lowest score.
While good, it wasn’t quite good enough.
Cink is in the last year of the five-exemption that he received after winning the British Open in 2009. Among the ways that he can make it into next year’s Masters is by finishing among the top 12 this year.
He had a chance to reach that place on Sunday, but he didn’t get much help from those above him and finished tied for 14th.
Cink has said many times this week that if he didn’t win or finish in the top 12 he will just move on and attempt to quality one of the other ways, which includes by winning a tournament that offers the full amount of points.
Fellow former-Georgia Tech standout Larry Mize, who received a lifetime exemption after winning the tournament in 1987, struggled. He matched 7-over 79 he shot on Saturday with another one on Sunday. He finished 16 over. Mize, 55, hadn’t made the cut in the previous four Masters.
“Felt good to play the weekend, obviously,” he said. “It wasn’t the weekend I wanted, but I just struggled. As good as I putted on the first two days, especially Friday, that’s as bad as I’ve putted on the weekend.”
After needing 28 putts on Thursday and 23 on Friday, he needed 30 on Saturday and 31 on Sunday.
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