Chris Kirk
Height: 6'3" (1.91 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 37 (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 TOURTop 125 in 2020-21 FedExCup standings (thru 2021-22)
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)2021-22 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
PGA Championship - Carded a final-round 68 to finish T5 at the PGA Championship, his first career top-10 in a major championship. Charles Schwab Challenge - Held a share of the lead after the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge before finishing T15.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 296 | 972 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 90 | 206 | 87 | 2 | $21,714,704 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 48 | $2,180,463 | |||||
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022 | CUT | T5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 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.