Chris Kirk didn’t make things easy on himself.
In the final start of his major medical extension, in the final round, on the final hole, Kirk stepped on the tee box at Waialae Country Club’s short par-5 finisher likely needing birdie to keep his PGA Tour card. But after finding the left rough off the tee and then short-siding himself in the right rough with his second shot, Kirk faced a difficult, 25-yard shot for his third.
The result: A deft pitch to 1 feet, 5 inches, which ended the stress and made the birdie putt much easier.