
Chris Kirk
40-Year-Old Golfer

2025 Stats
Rank
67
Winnings
$1,962,229
Winnings/Entry
$109,013
Entries
18
Rounds
59
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Over half of the $6 million that Kirk earned in 2024 came directly from his season-opening win at The Sentry. It was a bit of a struggle after that with just four top-25 finishes. Kirk also ranked just 99th in SG: Total, much of that have to do with his career-worst putting season at 170th in SG: Putting. It certainly wasn't his best all-around campaign, but he did make the TOUR Championship for the first time since 2014 which means he will be in all the Signature Events and majors in 2025. That alone gives him somewhat of a reasonable floor, but expecting him to reach $6 million again at age 39 is just unrealistic given where his game appears to be. Read Past Outlooks
Falls in playoff in Detroit
Kirk was defeated by Aldrich Potgieter in a playoff at the Rocket Classic after shooting a five-under 67 in the final round.
ANALYSIS
Kirk came into the final round just two shots behind the 54-hole leader of Potgieter. He got off to a strong start with two birdies in the first three holes. He added birdies at 7, 9 and 10 to put some pressure on the final grouping of Potgieter and Max Greyserman, both gunning for their first victories. After a birdie on 17 for Kirk, he had a shot to potentially put it out of reach on 18. His putt would just slip by, but 22-under-par was enough to join a playoff with Potgieter and Greyserman. Kirk showed his experience on the first playoff hole hitting a great approach, while the other two players had long birdie looks. Unfortunately the putt for the win would slide by again. After a poor approach on the second playoff hole, Kirk ended up three-putting and was eliminated from the playoff. The 40-year-old has won six times on the PGA Tour, but No. 7 will have to wait. This was Kirk's first top-10 all season, so it's hard to be too upset with a T2. He will look to carry this play into the rest of the season, starting at the John Deere Classic next week.
Kirk came into the final round just two shots behind the 54-hole leader of Potgieter. He got off to a strong start with two birdies in the first three holes. He added birdies at 7, 9 and 10 to put some pressure on the final grouping of Potgieter and Max Greyserman, both gunning for their first victories. After a birdie on 17 for Kirk, he had a shot to potentially put it out of reach on 18. His putt would just slip by, but 22-under-par was enough to join a playoff with Potgieter and Greyserman. Kirk showed his experience on the first playoff hole hitting a great approach, while the other two players had long birdie looks. Unfortunately the putt for the win would slide by again. After a poor approach on the second playoff hole, Kirk ended up three-putting and was eliminated from the playoff. The 40-year-old has won six times on the PGA Tour, but No. 7 will have to wait. This was Kirk's first top-10 all season, so it's hard to be too upset with a T2. He will look to carry this play into the rest of the season, starting at the John Deere Classic next week.
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Kirk has been to both extremes in his 13-year PGA Tour career. He finished 2nd on the FedEx points list in 2013-2014, earning nearly $5 million, back when it was difficult to make $5 million, but he's also seen some lows as well, failing to crack $200k in consecutive seasons. Kirk will turn 39 this season and while he still has plenty of golf left, his ceiling might not be as high as it once was. This past season was a bit scattered as he had three top-3s, including one win, but he never made more than two consecutive cuts. Kirk will catch fire a couple times this season, but that might not be enough to justify a salary cap selection this season.
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Ties for 12th in U.S. Open
Kirk closed with a one-over par 71 on Sunday at Oakmont to finish six-over par for the tournament and tied for 12th place.
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T5 in GIR at RBC Heritage
Kirk closed with a three-under 68 on Sunday at the RBC Heritage to finish nine-under and tied for 18th.
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Misses cut at the Valero
Kirk recorded a 36-hole score of two-over-par to miss the cut at last week's Valero Texas Open by four shots.
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Ties for 56th at PGA National
Kirk carded a one-over 72 on Sunday at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches to finish six-under and tied for 56th.
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Teeing it up at PGA National
Kirk (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.
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