Chris Kirk

Chris Kirk
Kirk at TPC Sawgrass in 2021
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Brandon Kirk
NicknameCaptain Kirk[1]
Born (1985-05-08) May 8, 1985 (age 39)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAthens, Georgia, U.S.
SpouseTahnee
Career
CollegeGeorgia
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking16 (May 31, 2015)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT16: 2024
PGA ChampionshipT5: 2022
U.S. OpenT26: 2024
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2014
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award2007
PGA Tour
Courage Award
2022–23

Christopher Brandon Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour between 2011 and 2015 and won 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.

  1. ^ "It's liftoff for captain Kirk in PGA Tour's Classic". Yahoo! Sport. Australian Associated Press. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Week 22 2015 Ending 31 May 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.