Christopher Brandon Kirk was born on May 8,1985 and is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour.
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26 Facts About Chris Kirk
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Chris Kirk finished second in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs and reached a career-high of 16 in the world rankings during 2015.
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Chris Kirk represented the United States in the 2006 Eisenhower Trophy, where he had the joint second-lowest individual score, and in the 2007 Walker Cup.
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Chris Kirk played on the Nationwide Tour for three seasons from 2008 through 2010.
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Chris Kirk was runner-up in the 2008 Knoxville Open, losing in a playoff to Jarrod Lyle.
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Chris 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.
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Later that year, Chris Kirk won his first tour event, the Viking Classic, an alternate event played the same weekend as The Open Championship.
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Chris Kirk finished a stroke ahead of runners-up George McNeill and Tom Pernice Jr.
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In 2012, Chris 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.
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Chris Kirk had a similarly very solid season in 2013, missing only four cuts, with three top-10 finishes.
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Chris 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.
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Chris Kirk prevailed by one stroke over Briny Baird and Tim Clark.
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The win qualified Chris Kirk for his first Masters; the Viking Classic, which was Chris Kirk's first victory on tour, was an alternate event and did not include a Masters invitation.
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Chris Kirk 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 Billy Horschel, winning three million dollars.
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Chris Kirk finished 14th in the Ryder Cup points list to miss out on automatic selection.
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In 2015, Chris Kirk won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
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Chris Kirk reached a career-high of 16th in the world rankings after this win.
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Chris Kirk was in an automatic place for the 2015 Presidents Cup.
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Chris Kirk lost his two four fourball matches but won in the singles.
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Chris Kirk reached the quarter finals of the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play before losing to Rory McIlroy.
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In October 2016 Chris Kirk was a joint runner-up in the Sanderson Farms Championship, an alternate event played opposite the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament.
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Chris Kirk only missed the cut in 5 of his 29 starts and finished 66 in the FedEx Cup.
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On May 7,2019, Chris Kirk announced that he was to take an "indefinite leave" from golf to deal with his alcohol and depression issues.
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