Stewart Cink’s journey on the PGA Tour started in 1997, and just as he stepped in, he made an impact, winning the Canon Greater Hartford Open the same year. He sure stunned everyone. Since then, Cink’s career has been a mixture of high and some low performances, which he hasn’t been affected by much as he believes that ‘it’s just a game.’ But overall, the Huntsville native made a name for himself as a better golfer.

Over the last three decades, Cink triumphed on the PGA Tour eight times, including the 2009 Open Championship. As of the current results, the 51-year-old is playing at the PGA Tour Champions. He turned 50 last year and has played 14 events on the Senior Tour since then, finishing inside the top 25 thirteen times. It is indeed an exceptional feat by the veteran golfer, so has he retired from the regular PGA Tour to focus more on his second career stint?

Surprisingly, Cink has not turned away from the regular PGA Tour season. Even in the 2024 season, the 8-time PGA Tour winner played 15 events, although he couldn’t make an impact in any. Probably, that’s why he decided to not tee up at the Fall events and rather on the PGA Tour Champions. Now you’d be wondering, how does he have a PGA Tour card? Well, the last time Cink won on the PGA Tour was in the 2020-2021 season. He clinched two titles, Safeway Open and RBC Heritage.

Courtesy of these two victories, the 1-time major winner was exempted from playing on the PGA Tour for three years, which means through 2024. So, soon, Cink’s membership will be expiring. But has he secured the 2025 PGA Tour card yet?

Is Stewart Cink’s 2025 card secured?

The simplest way for anyone to continue playing on the PGA Tour in 2025 is through the FedExCup standings. The PGA Tour offers cards to those not already exempt and in the top 125 on the standings. So, it is easier that way. But Stewart Cink played 15 events, and out of all these, the best he could finish was at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he finished T24.

After this, he missed eight cuts and couldn’t attain any top numbers. This meant that Cink’s rank on the FedExCup standings dropped, and he played only one Fall event, the Procore Championship, and missed the cut there too. Cink ended his PGA Tour season being 173rd ranked on the standings. So he is destined to miss the PGA Tour card for the 2025 season, right? Well, not quite.

But the good news is, in his career, Cink earned $43.8 million and is ranked 22nd on the PGA Tour career money list. And he has made 505 cuts throughout his PGA Tour career. So through the top 50 or top 25 career money exemption or the 300 cuts made criteria, Cink can still play in the 2025 season and continue his PGA Tour career. And even if he chooses not to, there is always PGA Tour Champions.