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Lowry finishes strongly as Cink cruises to victory at RBC Heritage

Stewart Cink carded two birdies and a bogey in his final round to ease to his eighth tour victory
Stewart Cink carded two birdies and a bogey in his final round to ease to his eighth tour victory

Shane Lowry enjoyed a fine finish at the RBC Heritage where PGA Tour veteran Stewart Cink finished four shots clear in South Carolina to comfortably clinch his third title.

The 47-year-old, who previously won at Hilton Head in 2000 and 2004, went into the final round with a five-stroke lead on the back of a 54-hole record-score of 18-under 195.

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The American then held his nerve on Sunday, picking up two birdies and a bogey to ease to his eighth tour victory with a score of one-under 70.

Lowry began the round in a share of 27th position, but a closing 66 that included six birdies saw the Offaly man finish on 11-under par, eight shots behind Cink in a tie for ninth with Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson and Cameron Smith.

Speaking to reporters after his win, Cink said: "It was just a really good, solid week all the way through.

"It was pretty spectacular the first two days, it was like I could do no wrong. Then the weekend was just a bunch of solid hitting, nothing exciting, but enough."

Cink's compatriot Harold Varner III and Argentina's Emiliano Grillo carded a 66 and 68 respectively to split the second-place honours.

England's Danny Willett and Matt Wallace both finished 10 shots back from Cink on nine-under - closely followed by fellow Britons Tom Lewis on eight-under, and Tyrell Hatton on six-under.

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