Stewart Cink at 47 years old surprised many and dominated a field that included golf’s number 1 ranked “homegrown” Dustin Johnson.

Cink also won the year I played in the RBC Heritage. One of the most vivid memories I have is how aggressive both he and Jay Haas trained just a couple of hours before they teed off in the final round of the 2004 Heritage.

They both played in 1 of the last groups. Both were pushing their bodies in either weight lifting, cardio or both to the extent that is was quite the surprise.

Not a surprise, however, was the fact that much of the post-round interview was devoted to Cink’s faith and family. His son, Reagan, was caddying for him while his wife, Lisa, along with his other son, Cameron, and fiancé, surrounded him for the week.

He also gave his faith the top credit.

“For me and my family, we do not wait for our circumstances to be good or for the planets to lineup before we have peace and joy,” he said. “We install our own faith in Jesus Christ and that is the number one tenant of my life.”

The 2021 RBC Heritage Champion was not the only one with family around. Many players choose to surround themselves with family as my son, Wesley, did.

We all enjoyed the full scope of weekday and weekend golf. Wesley was in contention until late Saturday when the wind and an odd bounce or 2 dampened his 3rd round.

However, a final round 67 earned him a 25th place finish.

Wesley got the chance to use his version of “next play” mentality quite a bit on the weekend. He had to keep playing despite making mistakes and did a good job.

Myles Jenkins, River Bluff basketball star said “when you make a mistake, forget it and move on, and when you are playing well, don’t think, keep playing.”

Wesley was pretty good at this and my hope is he continues his trend.

As for Jenkins, whose father LaMyron got him started in golf, is accomplished as well with a personal best of 81. He recently committed to Anderson University to play basketball.