Chris Kirk

Chris Kirk
Personal information
Born	May 8, 1985 (1985-05-08) (age 26) Knoxville, Tennessee
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T78: 2008
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T34: 2011

Chris Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer.

Kirk was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but subsequently lived in Woodstock, Georgia. He played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of their 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship team along with Kevin Kisner, Richard Scott and Brendon Todd.

Kirk turned professional in 2007. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 2008 to 2010. He won the Fort Smith Classic^[1] and the Knoxville News Sentinel Open^[2] in 2010. Kirk finished second on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list to earn his 2011 PGA Tour card, despite sitting out the last event of the season. Early in the season, he finished second to Phil Mickelson at the Shell Houston Open. Kirk won his first PGA Tour event in 2011, the Viking Classic, which was played the same weekend as The Open Championship. The victory automatically qualified him for the 2011 PGA Championship, where he finished T34.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 17, 2011	Viking Classic	-22 (67-67-64-68=266)	1 stroke	George McNeill, Tom Pernice, Jr.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 20, 2010	Fort Smith Classic	-16 (65-69-66-64=264)	1 stroke	Kyle Thompson
2	Aug 29, 2010	Knoxville News Sentinel Open	-20 (68-70-63-67=268)	2 strokes	Travis Bertoni

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 2007 (winners)

See also

• 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

1. ^ Kirk wins Nationwide tournament
2. ^ Chris Kirk wins Knoxville News Sentinel Open

External links

• Chris Kirk at the PGA Tour official site
• Chris Kirk at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Kirk, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	May 8, 1985
Place of birth	Knoxville, Tennessee
Date of death
Place of death