Chris Kirk Net Worth 2022, Age, Wife, Children, Height, Family, Parents, PGA, Earnings

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Introduction

Chris Kirk is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. He won four tournaments on the PGA Tour between 2011 and 2015. He finished second in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs and reached a career-high of 16 in the world rankings in 2015.

Early life

Name	Chris Kirk
Net Worth	$15 million
Occupation	Golfer
Height	1.91m
Age	35 years

Chris Kirk net worth 2022

Christopher Brandon Kirk was born on May 8, 1985 (age 37 years) in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. He is the son of Gary Kirk and Kim Kirk. His parents raised him in Woodstock, Georgia. He played college golf at the University of Georgia in Athens and was a member of their 2005 NCAA championship team.

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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. He was the Ben Hogan Award winner as a senior in 2007.

Professional career

Chris Kirk turned professional immediately after the 2007 Walker Cup. He played on the Nationwide Tour for three seasons from 2008 through 2010. He was runner-up in the 2008 Knoxville Open, losing in a playoff to J arrod Lyle. Kirk had a very successful season in 2010. Early in the season he lost to Jim Herman in a playoff for the Moonah Classic and was a runner-up in the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

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Kirk won the Fort Smith Classic in June 2010, 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.

As a PGA Tour rookie, Chris Kirk finished joint second to Phil Mickelson at the Shell Houston Open in April 2011. Later that year, Kirk won his first Tour event, the Viking Classic, 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 at the end of season FedEx Cup 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 a 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.

Chris Kirk finished runner-up at the AT&T Pebble Beach Nati onal Pro-Am, after shooting 64-66 on the weekend to finish two shots behind Brandt Snedeker. 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.

Kirk prevailed by one stroke over Briny Baird and Tim Clark. The win qualified Kirk for his first Masters; the Viking Classic, which was Kirk’s first victory on tour, was an alternate event and did not include a Masters invitation.

In 2014, Chris 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 Billy Horschel, 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 Billy Horschel, 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 Jason Bohn, Brandt Snedeker and Jordan Spieth. 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.

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Kirk reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play before losing to Rory McIlroy. 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 FedEx Cup. Despite having only 4 top-10 finishes, 2018 was a better season for Chris Kirk

. He only missed the cut in 5 of his 29 starts and finished 66 in the FedEx Cup.

Golf Stats

Chris Kirk has been playing professionally since 2007. He has 7 major professional wins as of May 2022. On May 31, 2015, he had his highest ranking at 16. He is currently on PGA Tour and European Tour. In May 2022, Kirk participated in the Charles Schwab challenge tour.

Wife

Chris Kirk is married to Tahnee Kirk, they had their wedding in 2009. His wife is a businessperson and they have four children: Sawyer Kirk, Foster Kirk, Wilder Kirk, and George Kirk, 4 sons. His wife Tahnee Kirk’s age, parents, and siblings haven’t been disclosed yet. He stands at an appealing height and has a good bodyweight that suits his personality. However, 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.