
Chris Kirk
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 38 (May 08, 1985)
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Residence: Athens, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Tahnee; Sawyer Montgomery, Foster Anderson, Wilder James
Education:
University of Georgia (2007, Sports Business)
Special Interests:
Paddle boarding, piano, skimboarding, fishing, kayaking
Turned Professional:
2007
City plays from:
Athens, GA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (5):
2011 (1) Viking Classic. 2014 (2) The McGladrey Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship. 2015 (1) Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. 2023 (1) The Honda Classic.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (3):
2010 (2) Fort Smith Classic, Knoxville News Sentinel Open. 2020 (1) The King & Bear Classic at World Golf Village.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2023 The Honda Classic (Round 2)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2014 BMW ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#16 : 2015 FedEx St. Jude ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,512,000 : 2023 The Honda Classic (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Snapped a winless drought of 7 years, 9 months, 2 days with his victory at The Honda Classic. With third-place finishes at the Sony Open in Hawaii and The American Express, recorded back-to-back top-fives on TOUR for the first time since 2014 (TOUR Championship, The RSM Classic).
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PGA TOUR
Sony Open in Hawaii - Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first two rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii and went on to finish solo-third, his fourth top-five in 13 starts at the event. The American Express - Earned his second consecutive top-five on TOUR with a T3 at The American Express. Carded a front-nine 29 in the final round, his third career sub-30 nine-hole score. The Honda Classic - Won The Honda Classic in a playoff over Eric Cole, earning his fifth career PGA TOUR title and first since the 2015 Charles Schwab Challenge. Made a birdie-4 on the first extra hole, No. 18, to clinch the victory in his first appearance in a playoff on TOUR. Snapped a winless drought of 7 years, 9 months, 2 days and a streak of 178 starts without a victory. Became the first player since Lucas Glover won the 2021 John Deere Classic to go seven years or more between victories on TOUR. At 14-under, became the first winner of The Honda Classic since the event moved to PGA National to finish with a 72-hole total of 14-under or better. Became the second consecutive winner of the event from the University of Georgia and fourth in a 10-year stretch.
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 328 | 1076 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 99 | 228 | 97 | 2 | $26,039,489 | ||
2023 | 27 | 86 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 32 | $4,096,334 | |||
2022 | 25 | 84 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 68 | $2,408,913 | |||||
2021 | 26 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 62 | $2,176,116 | ||||
2020 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 194 | $162,468 | ||||||
2019 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 199 | $261,401 | ||||||
2018 | 29 | 106 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 66 | $1,824,111 | |||||
2017 | 28 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 92 | $1,216,047 | ||||
2016 | 28 | 85 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 54 | $1,762,335 | ||||
2015 | 21 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 44 | $2,369,326 | ||||
2014 | 28 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 2 | $4,854,777 | |||
2013 | 24 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 34 | $1,728,616 | ||||
2012 | 27 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 49 | $1,197,562 | ||||
2011 | 28 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 42 | $1,877,627 | |||
2010 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $54,480 | ||||||||
2009 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | $11,651 | ||||||||
2008 | 3 | 11 | 3 | $37,724 | |||||||||
2007 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
2007 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2023 | CUT | T23 | T29 | CUT | CUT | T52 | |||
2022 | CUT | T5 | T42 | ||||||
2021 | T48 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
2019 | T56 | ||||||||
2018 | T46 | T31 | |||||||
2017 | T12 | CUT | |||||||
2016 | W/D | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T76 | T5 | T21 | |
2015 | T13 | T33 | 75 | T14 | T17 | DNS | T56 | ||
2014 | T13 | T20 | CUT | T28 | T19 | T33 | T41 | T40 | |
2013 | T55 | T57 | |||||||
2012 | T51 | ||||||||
2011 | CUT | T34 | |||||||
2009 | CUT | ||||||||
2008 | T78 |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2023 | T16 | T29 | ||
2022 | CUT | T61 | ||
2021 | T56 | 48 | ||
2018 | T78 | T35 | T41 | |
2017 | T40 | T47 | ||
2016 | CUT | T33 | T10 | |
2015 | CUT | T29 | T60 | |
2014 | T53 | 1 | T36 | T4 |
2013 | CUT | T16 | T24 | |
2012 | T46 | T35 | T12 | |
2011 | CUT | T31 | T31 |
Personal
- Loves to spend time at the beach and is an avid kayaker, paddleboarder and fisherman.
- Bought a piano and taught himself how to play.
- Had a 4.0 GPA in high school.