Chris Kirk didn’t waste any time Thursday trying to build on his restoration.
Two weeks after winning the Korn Ferry Tour’s King & Bear Classic, Kirk kept the momentum going in the first round of the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, posting a 5-under-par 67 at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. Kirk had the solo lead in the morning until a late bogey dropped him back.
A four-time PGA Tour winner, Kirk took a six-month leave of absence last year to deal with alcohol abuse and depression. Once as high as No. 16 in the world, he plummeted outside the top 500 while addressing challenges more serious than a golf score.