Chris Kirk

Chris Kirk (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Kirk was born in Knoxville, Tennessee but reared 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. He was given the 2007 Ben Hogan Award.

Kirk turned professional in 2007. He played on the Nationwide Tour for three seasons from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he won the Fort Smith Classic to earn his first Nationwide Tour title. He followed this up with his second win of the season at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. 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 2011 PGA Tour season, Kirk finished second to Phil Mickelson at the Shell Houston Open. Kirk later won his first PGA Tour event in 2011, the Viking Classic, which was played the same weekend as The Open Championship. He beat George McNeill and Tom Pernice, Jr. by a single stroke. The victory automatically qualified him for the 2011 PGA Championship, where he finished T34. In his debut season on the PGA Tour, Kirk had four top-10s and finished 42nd in the end of season FedEx Cup standings to retain his card for 2012.