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Christopher Brandon Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the . He won four tournaments on the between 2011 and 2015, again in 2023 after an almost eight-year drought, and again in 2024. He finished second in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs and reached a career-high of 16 in the world rankings during 2015.

Early life
Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Kirk was raised in Woodstock, Georgia and attended Etowah High School. He played college golf at the University of Georgia in Athens and was a member of their 2005 NCAA championship team. He represented the United States in the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy, where he had the joint second-lowest individual score, and in the 2007 Walker Cup. He was the Ben Hogan Award winner as a senior in 2007.

Professional career
Nationwide Tour
Kirk turned professional immediately after the 2007 Walker Cup. He played on the for three seasons from 2008 through 2010. He was runner-up in the 2008 , losing in a playoff to . Kirk had a very successful season in 2010. Early in the season he lost to in a playoff for the and was a runner-up in the BMW Charity Pro-Am. In June he won the Fort Smith Classic, his first Nationwide Tour title, and followed this up with his second win at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open in August. Kirk finished the season second on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his 2011 PGA Tour card, despite missing the end of the season with a wrist injury.

PGA Tour
As a PGA Tour rookie, Kirk finished joint second to at the Shell Houston Open in April 2011. Later that year, Kirk won his first tour event, the , an alternate event played the same weekend as The Open Championship. He finished a stroke ahead of runners-up George McNeill and Tom Pernice Jr., and the victory automatically qualified him for the PGA Championship, where he finished in a tie for 34th place. In his debut season on the PGA Tour, Kirk had four top-10s and finished 42nd in the end of season standings to retain his card for 2012.

In 2012, Kirk played in 27 events and only missed six cuts, including four top-10 finishes and best of T-4 at the RBC Canadian Open. He had a similarly very solid season in 2013, missing only four cuts, with three top-10 finishes. He finished runner-up at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, after shooting 64-66 on the weekend to finish two shots behind .

Kirk earned his second PGA Tour win at the McGladrey Classic in November 2013, which was part of the new wrap-around season for 2014. He prevailed by one stroke over and Tim Clark. The win qualified Kirk for his first Masters; the , which was Kirk's first victory on tour, was an alternate event and did not include a Masters invitation. 2014, Kirk won the second event of the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston for his third PGA Tour title, and jumped from 17th in FedEx Cup rankings to first. He finished tied for fourth in The Tour Championship, the first time he had qualified for the event, to end the season second on the FedEx Cup standings behind , winning three million dollars. Kirk missed out on selection for the 2014 Ryder Cup. He finished 14th in the Ryder Cup points list to miss out on automatic selection. The three captain's picks were announced by Tom Watson immediately after Kirk's win in the Deutsche Bank Championship. The picks did not include Kirk or , who had finished joint runner-up, leading to some criticism of both the selections and the selection process.

In 2015, Kirk won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. He shot 65-66 over the weekend to finish one stroke ahead of runners-up , and . Kirk holed a six-foot (1.8 m) putt for par on the final green to claim the victory. He reached a career-high of 16th in the world rankings after this win. Soon after this win Kirk broke his hand but returned for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Kirk was in an automatic place for the 2015 Presidents Cup. He lost his two four fourball matches but won in the singles.

Kirk reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play before losing to . In October 2016 Kirk was a joint runner-up in the Sanderson Farms Championship, an alternate event played opposite the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament. The 2017 season was his worst on the PGA Tour since joining in 2011, finishing 92nd in the . Despite having only 4 top-10 finishes, 2018 was a better season for Kirk. He only missed the cut in 5 of his 29 starts and finished 66th in the FedEx Cup.

In February 2023, Kirk won The Honda Classic in a playoff over Eric Cole.

In January 2024, Kirk won his sixth PGA Tour Title at The Sentry.

Personal life
On May 7, 2019, Kirk announced that he was to take an "indefinite leave" from golf to deal with his alcohol and depression issues. He returned to the PGA Tour in November 2019.

Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (6)
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
Signature events (1)
Other PGA Tour (4)
1Jul 17, 201167-67-64-68=266−221 strokeGeorge McNeill, Tom Pernice Jr.
2Nov 10, 2013McGladrey Classic66-66-68-66=266−141 stroke, Tim Clark
3Sep 1, 2014Deutsche Bank Championship73-66-64-66=269−152 strokes, ,
4May 24, 2015Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial68-69-65-66=268−121 stroke, ,
5Feb 26, 2023The Honda Classic69-62-66-69=266−14PlayoffEric Cole
6Jan 7, 2024The Sentry67-65-66-65=263−291 stroke

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

12023The Honda ClassicEric ColeWon with birdie on first extra hole
22025, Aldrich PotgieterPotgieter won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Kirk eliminated by par on second hole

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)
1Jul 20, 2010Fort Smith Classic65-69-66-64=264−161 stroke
2Aug 29, 2010Knoxville News Sentinel Open68-70-63-67=268−202 strokes
3Jun 20, 2020King & Bear Classic66-65-64-67=262−261 stroke

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–2)

12008Lost to birdie on first extra hole
22010Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenT78CUT
The Open Championship
Masters Tournament T20T33CUT
U.S. Open T2875CUT
The Open Championship T19 CUT
T34 T57CUT CUTCUTT31
Masters Tournament T23T16CUT
CUTT5T29CUTT55
U.S. Open CUTT26T12
The Open Championship NTCUTT42CUTT31CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary
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  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2011 PGA – 2014 Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Results in The Players Championship
The Players ChampionshipCUTT51T55T13T13WDT12T46T56
The Players ChampionshipCT48CUTCUTT26T42
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological before 2015.
T40T56
R64T17QF NT1 T52
T41 T21
ChampionsT14T76 NT1NT1NT1
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
  • Eisenhower Trophy: 2006
  • Palmer Cup: 2006, 2007 (winners)
  • : 2007 (winners)

Professional

See also
  • 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates

External links
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