Chris Kirk
| Team: | PGA Golfer |
| Age / DOB: | (33) / 5/8/1985 |
| Ht / Wt: | 6'3" / 175 |
World No. 154 Chris Kirk backed up with a 1-under-par 34-37=71 in the final round of the Valero Texas Open, dropping three places to T8 on 10-under 278.
The 31-year-old improves to 4-for-5 at the VTO with three top 25s and two top 10s, equaling his best of T8 in 2015. He's now 12-for-16 on the season with five top 25s and three top 10s, first since T10 at the Sony 10 starts ago. After opening with 73-66-68, the Georgia alum began T5, four back of co-leaders Zach Johnson and Andrew Landry. He hit six (of 14) fairways and 13 greens in regulation, gaining 1.585 strokes around-the-green and 3.064 tee-to-green. The Georgian squared two bogey-4s at 13 and 16, slightly outpaced by three birdies at 2, 6 and 11, two from between 14 and 19 feet. He registered 1.769 putts per GIR and -1.957 SG: Putting, needing 30 total putts. For the week, Kirk totaled 17 birdies against seven bogeys. Apr 22 - 5:41 PM
World No. 154 Chris Kirk fashioned a 4-under-par 35-33=68 in the third round of the Valero Texas Open to post 9-under 207, up three places to T5, four in arrears of 54-hole co-leaders Andrew Landry and Zach Johnson.
After opening with 73-66, the Georgia alum began T8, four shy of co-leaders Johnson and Ryan Moore. He found nine (of 14) fairways and 15 greens in regulation, gaining 2.448 strokes approaching-the-green and 2.712 tee-to-green. The 32-year-old squared a lone bogey-4 at 13, outpaced by five circles at 5, 10, 14, 15 and 17, two from between 13 and 54 feet. He registered 1.733 putts per GIR and 0.215 SG: Putting, needing 30 total putts. The Georgian's most recent (of four) TOUR titles in 208 events is the 2015 Crowne Plaza Invitational 77 starts ago, where he came from three back with 4-under 66 to win by one. Apr 21 - 5:53 PM
World No. 154 Chris Kirk painted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 34-32=66 in the second round of the Valero Texas Open for a 36-hole total of 5-under 139, up 60 places on the live leaderboard to T4, four back of clubhouse leader Zach Johnson, who shot 65. UPDATE: With R2 completed, Kirk is T8, four back of Johnson and Ryan Moore.
This is the 32-year-old's fourth VTO with two prior top-15 finishes and one missed cut last year by two shots (75-71). His best is T8 in 2015 and also posted a T13 in 2016. The Georgia alum checked in this week 11-for-15 on the season with four top 25s and two top 10s. The most recent of any of those was 13th at Arnie's Invite three starts ago. Kirk opened with an up-and-down 73 (three birdies, four bogeys) but carded six circles on Day 2 on 12 greens in regulation for 2.402 SG: Putting at last glance. Five of his conversions were from inside of 11 feet and walked off with a birdie-bomb at the par-5 18th from 43'1" for 24 total putts. Apr 20 - 1:54 PM
Chris Kirk is off to a good start at the Valspar Championship, carding a 1-under-par 36-34=70 during round one, placing right outside the top-10 bubble on the live leaderboard with play still in progress.
Battling with Mother Nature in round one, Kirk split just six fairways and landed 10 greens in regulation. On the day, he gave himself just one scoring chance inside 15 feet, a 12'9" birdie opportunity on the first hole, which he missed. All three of his birdies came in a train, starting at the par-3 13th and ending with a 15'2" hole out from just off the green at the 15th. Given the average ball-striking day, scrambling was the name of the game today. Playing his ninth round at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course, this will go in the books as just his second round in red numbers. Mar 8 - 3:25 PM