The British Open celebration still goes on for Stewart Cink

Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:56 pm (Eastern)

By SAL JOHNSON
Publisher, GOLFOBSERVER
E-mail me at: Golfersal@aol.com

Stewart Cink had a special party on Friday for those that help him win the British Open.

CHASKA, Minn. One of the greatest honors of winning the British Open is being able to bring the claret jug with you and having celebrations with friends, relatives and just about anyone in the area. Now we never knew that Stewart Cink was such a "party animal" but it seems that a lot of different liquid refreshments have found it's way into the jug the last month and into the month's of many a folk's.

Photo: © Courtesy Butch Harmon A bit grainy but you get the image of Butch Harmon who got to drink his favorite wine from the jug in a special celebration on Friday.

When Cink won, that night the jug was filled with Cink's favorite beer, Guinness which he enjoyed drinking. His teenage sons were able to drink some cokes from the jug and it's been a great experience for the Cink's having the jug. Cink has been very open to not only relatives and friends sipping from the jug, but in Atlanta after returning home he brought the jug to his favorite restaurant where close to hundred folks were able to take a sip from the jug.

On this Friday evening, the Jug was in Minnesota and again hosted some more folks taking a sip. This time it was special evening that Cink had after the second round of the PGA Championship to thank the folks closet to his victory, his family, his caddy Frank Williams, his manager Lynn Roach, his swing coach Butch Harmon, his fitness coach Chris Noss and some really close friends together for a special evening.

They went to Wildfire in Eden Prairie, got a private room in the back for a nice dinner and stories of the victory. As Butch Harmon said, "It was a very special evening for all of us that has been close and helped Stewart."

Of course the night couldn't of been complete with everyone getting a drink out of the jug. I just have to wonder in all of the years that the jug as been around and in all of the hands the jug has been in around the world that every imaginable drink has been sipped from the jug. As McDonald's has the slogan "99 billion served" I just have to wonder how many drinks have been served from the most famous jug in golf.

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