
Chris Kirk
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 35 (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 TOURMajor Medical Extension
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (4):
2011 (1) Viking Classic. 2014 (2) The McGladrey Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship. 2015 (1) Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.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 - 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2014 BMW ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#16 : 2015 FedEx St. Jude ClassicCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,440,000 : 2014 Deutsche Bank Championship (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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Finished T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii to satisfy his Major Medical Extension and remain in that category for the rest of the season.
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PGA TOUR
Sony Open in Hawaii - Finished T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, earning enough FedExCup points to remain in the Major Medical Extension category for the rest of the season. Entered the week needing 148.934 points to do so (two-way T3 or better) and earned 245 with the two-way T2. Marked his best finish on TOUR since the 2016 Sanderson Farms Championship (T2). Co-led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (3.75).
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 263 | 868 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 80 | 184 | 76 | 2 | $18,947,596 | |||
2021 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 38 | $1,589,472 | ||||
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 | |
2021 | T48 | ||||||||
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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THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
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.