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Chris Kirk betting profile: PGA Championship
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 21: Chris Kirk looks over a putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 21, 2024 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Chris Kirk hits the links in the 2024 PGA Championship May 16-19 coming off a 43rd-place finish in the Wells Fargo Championship in his most recent tournament.
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The PGA Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 16-19, 2024
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Course: Valhalla Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,609 yards
- Previous winner: Brooks Koepka
At the PGA Championship
- Kirk's average finish has been 22nd, and his average score 1-under, over his last five appearances at the PGA Championship.
- In 2023, Kirk finished 29th (with a score of 5-over) in his most recent appearance at the PGA Championship.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Brooks Koepka posted numbers of 4.78 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (seventh in field), 5.32 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 4.191 in SG: Putting (13th).
- Koepka's average driving distance was 319 (fourth in field), he hit 61.11% of greens in regulation (29th), with 26 putts per round (first) en route to his win last year.
Kirk's recent history at the PGA Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2023 | 29 | 70-75-69-71 | +5 |
| 5/19/2022 | 5 | 68-70-71-68 | -3 |
| 5/20/2021 | MC | 76-76 | +8 |
| 8/9/2018 | 31 | 68-70-68-69 | -5 |
Kirk's recent performances
- Kirk has finished in the top 20 twice over his last five events, finishing as high as the top 10 in one of those outings.
- Kirk has finished with a better-than-average score in three of his last five tournaments.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 2-under.
- Off the tee, Chris Kirk has averaged 297.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kirk is averaging -2.658 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kirk has an average of 1.488 in his past five tournaments.
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Kirk's advanced stats and rankings
- Kirk owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.544 (12th) this season, while his average driving distance of 296.3 yards ranks 110th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kirk owns a 0.369 average that ranks 44th on TOUR. He ranks 66th with a 67.12% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Kirk's -0.464 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 163rd this season, while he averages 28.32 putts per round (35th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 110 | 296.3 | 297.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 66 | 67.12% | 61.39% |
| Putts Per Round | 35 | 28.32 | 28.2 |
| Par Breakers | 21 | 28.83% | 21.67% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 72 | 14.26% | 17.22% |
Kirk's best finishes
- Kirk has taken part in 11 tournaments this season, collecting one win and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 11 tournaments, he made the cut on 10 occasions.
- Currently, Kirk has 1215 points, placing him ninth in the FedExCup standings.
Kirk's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Kirk's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where his 4.248 mark ranked fourth in the field.
- Kirk's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.722.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kirk's best mark this season was at The Sentry in January 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 3.533.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Kirk delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 3.601 (his best mark this season), which ranked 11th in the field. He finished in that event.
- Kirk recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.459) at The Sentry (which ranked him No. 1 in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
Kirk's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 12 | 0.544 | 2.162 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 44 | 0.369 | 0.101 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 38 | 0.265 | 1.879 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 163 | -0.464 | -2.658 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 30 | 0.714 | 1.488 |
Kirk's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 29 | 70-75-69-71 | +5 | 26 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 72-73 | +5 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 74-74 | +4 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 71-73 | +4 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 14 | 67-68-67-69 | -17 | 55 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 21 | 68-66-66-71 | -13 | 39 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 78-70 | +6 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 73-71 | +4 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 16 | 71-67-67-66 | -9 | 200 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 29 | 66-66-75-71 | -2 | 115 |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 28 | 69-67-66-66 | -14 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 1 | 67-65-66-65 | -29 | 700 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 18 | 66-66-67-70 | -11 | 44 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 47 | 68-64-67-73 | -16 | 9 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 71-69-68 | -8 | 60 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 72-74 | +4 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 28 | 67-70-73-65 | -9 | 27 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 44 | 69-74-72-76 | +3 | 16 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 68-70-73-69 | -8 | 60 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 16 | 74-75-68-73 | +2 | 113 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 10 | 69-67-67-69 | -12 | 170 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 73-72-74-71 | +6 | 17 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kirk as of the start of the PGA Championship.
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