Stewart Cink successfully defended his title in The Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Michigan for his second PGA Tour Champions victory of the year, beating Ernie Els with a par on the first hole of a play-off onSunday.

Cink closed with a four-under 68, birdieing two of the last three holes, to match Els at 15-under 201. Els parred the final five holes in a 69.

The 52-year-old Cink won the Insperity Invitational in May in Texas, beating Retief Goosen in a playoff. He won eight times on the PGA Tour, topped by The Open Championship in 2009.

Cink opened with a 62 and shot a 71 on Friday to enter the final round a stroke behind Els.

Thirty-six-hole leader and World Golf Hall of Fame member Els earned his eighth top-five finish of the 2025 season in 18 starts and moved up to number five in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

Retief Goosen closed with a one-under-par 71 to finish in a share of sixth on 11-under-par.