Chris Kirk birdied the 15th and 17th holes to polish off an 8-under 65 and kick off the PGA Tour season with a win at The Sentry on Sunday in Maui, Hawaii.Kirk was the 54-hole leader at the Plantation Course at Kapalua and expanded his advantage Sunday with six birdies in his first 11 holes.
After Sahith Theegala made a charge on the back nine, Kirk dialed in his second shot at the par-4 17th to 2 1/2 feet.The ensuing birdie let him finish at 29-under 263, one stroke ahead of Theegala.
Kirk made just one bogey the entire week in order to claim $3.6million of the $20 million purse at the first signature event of 2024.Ireland's Seamus Power finished the tournament with his best round of the week for a share of 50th place.Having come into the day with three consecutive rounds of 71, Power started on the 10th hole and found with back to back birdies before an eagle on the 15th helped him to make the turn at -6 for the day.A triple bogey on the 1st threatened to undo his good work but he found another eagle on the fifth to help undo that and eventually signed for a 67.No.
52 in the world ranking this week, Kirk won the Honda Classic in February 2023 to end an eight-year drought between PGA Tour victories.