Chris Kirk betting profile: TOUR Championship
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Chris Kirk will play Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 in Atlanta at the 2024 TOUR Championship. In his most recent tournament he took ninth in the BMW Championship, shooting 7-under at Castle Pines Golf Club.
The TOUR Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2024
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Course: East Lake Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,490 yards
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the TOUR Championship
- In the past five years, this is Kirk's first time competing at the TOUR Championship.
- When Viktor Hovland won this tournament in 2023, he had 4.837 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 4.828 SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.387 SG: Putting (fourth).
- En route to his victory last year, Hovland posted an average driving distance of 313.1 (20th in field), hit 80.56% of greens in regulation (first), and took 27.5 putts per round (third).
Kirk's recent performances
- Kirk has finished in the top 10 once over his last five appearances.
- Kirk has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score relative to par of 2-under in his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, Chris Kirk has averaged 300.3 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kirk has an average of -1.657 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kirk has an average of -0.962 in his past five tournaments.
Kirk's advanced stats and rankings
- Kirk has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.310 this season (37th on TOUR). His average driving distance (297.8 yards) ranks 108th, while his 68% driving accuracy average ranks 24th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kirk has a 0.153 mark (75th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Kirk's -0.384 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 150th this season, and his 28.70 putts-per-round average ranks 55th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 108 | 297.8 | 300.3 |
Greens in Regulation % | 117 | 65.01% | 68.89% |
Putts Per Round | 55 | 28.70 | 29.3 |
Par Breakers | 106 | 23.55% | 19.44% |
Bogey Avoidance | 98 | 15.01% | 12.50% |
Kirk's best finishes
- Kirk has taken part in 20 tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also come away with three finishes in the top-10.
- In those 20 events, he made the cut 16 times.
- Currently, Kirk sits 28th in the FedExCup standings with 1318 points.
Kirk's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Kirk's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 4.248. He finished 18th in that tournament.
- Kirk's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.722. He finished 18th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kirk's best effort this season was at The Sentry, where his 3.533 mark ranked No. 1 in the field.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Kirk posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (3.601, which ranked 11th in the field). In that tournament, he finished first.
- Kirk recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.459) at The Sentry, which was held in January 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
Kirk's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 37 | 0.310 | 0.814 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 75 | 0.153 | -0.038 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 64 | 0.097 | -0.082 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 150 | -0.384 | -1.657 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 87 | 0.177 | -0.962 |
Kirk's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-74 | +5 | -- |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-74 | +5 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-74 | +8 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 26 | 71-71-72-72 | +6 | 58 |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 63 | 71-70-68-69 | -2 | 7 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 44 | 68-69-69-74 | -8 | 10 |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 31 | 70-76-69-75 | +6 | 29 |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 50 | 64-70-71-74 | -1 | 27 |
August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 9 | 73-68-71-69 | -7 | 310 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kirk as of the start of the TOUR Championship.
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