The hilarious story behind Stewart Cink's grandpa name, 'Brisko'

ORLANDO, Fla. – Three months ago, Reagan Cink became a dad. Needless to say, the rounds have been limited of late, but the development fits right in with the theme of PNC Championship, which is all about family. The Cinks have a reservation on Saturday night in Orlando for 16 people and four generations.

"It just feels like every year it keeps growing and growing," said 28-year-old Reagan.

For Stewart Cink, 52, tournament golf hasn't changed much recently, but his off-week priorities are wildly different with three grandchildren living within 20 minutes. Cink, the 2009 British Open champion, is an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour and now has four wins on the senior circuit, including this year's Charles Schwab Cup.

"The first thing we do, when we head home is get in touch with Reagan and his wife [Olivia]," said Stewart, "and our other son, Connor, and his wife, and talk about, like, when are we gonna get to come see them? When do you need us to take them? When can they spend the night?"

Cink's three grandchildren — Stella (22 months), Isabel (5 months) and Carter (3 months) — will call him "Brisko," a name chosen by Cink in a nod to his affinity for cooking barbecue. Cink and two friends are big in the barbecue circuit, taking part in competitions in the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Their team name: Que School.

"We won ribs, and, we've placed in every category, and against the pros. So we're decent," said Cink. "We're kind of like when a club pro qualifies for a PGA Tour event, and they play their heart out, and they shoot a couple of 74s, and they miss a cut."

Reagan is making his fifth appearance with dad in this event, with their best finish, a T-21, coming in 2021. In 2013, Stewart won the PNC with eldest son Connor, 32, who now works in crypto as a coder.

The Cink boys played ice hockey growing up, but Reagan stepped inside the ropes with his father as his caddie on the PGA Tour, helping him win his first event in nine years at the 2020 Safeway Open. Reagan opted to postpone a job with Delta after college to caddie for several seasons. The Georgia Tech grad, who plays off a plus-1 handicap, now works in pilot training strategy for Delta.

When asked how he hoped to emulate his father in the new role, Reagan said his personality.

"He's one of my best friends now, and the relationship that we had when I was a kid was, he wasn't afraid to get down to our level and, like, be goofy and silly and all that kind of stuff," said Reagan. "Like, a lot of families are like this, but behind closed doors, we just, like, goof off and we're, like, silly, stupid people. And that's something that I'm like not afraid to do with Carter. And I see him doing that, even with Carter, as a grandfather now.

"So just keeping things light, having really genuine fun with your dad is something that I want to take from him."