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Kirk wins the McGladrey Classic, earns first Masters berth

Published

10 years ago

Nov 10, 2013

It was a home game for Atlanta native Chris Kirk this week, as the PGA Tour made its annual stop in Sea Island, Ga., for the McGladrey Classic. Kirk was able to hold off PGA Tour journeyman Briny Baird for his second-career PGA Tour win, as well as an exemption into his first Masters Tournament in April.

Kirk and Baird started the day tied for the lead at 10-under, but Baird opened things up with birdies on two of the first four holes to give himself a two-shot lead. Kirk then made two birdies of his own on holes Nos. 7 and 9 to once again bring the two to a deadlock.

Kirk then made two more birdies at Nos. 11 and 12 to take a two-shot lead, but Baird answered back immediately with a pair of birdies on Nos. 13 and 14. Meanwhile, Kirk carded a bogey on No. 14 to once again give Baird the lead. The two made pars until the penultimate hole, when Kirk dropped a 10-foot birdie putt to bring things to a stalemate heading to the last hole. It was there where Baird made his most costly mistake of the week, as he bogeyed on the 72^nd hole to finish one shot behind Kirk’s 14-under-par total.

Tim Clark went somewhat under the radar on Sunday, carding an 8-under 64 to come from six shots back and tie for second with Baird.

The McGladrey Classic marked the 365^th start on tour for Baird, who is still looking for his first win to go along with six runner-up finishes. Baird’s inability to close left a bitter taste in many fans mouths after the round. His underdog story had grabbed the attention of many, creating the biggest headline going into the final round.

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

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3 days ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.

We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.

We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.

Check out links to all our photos, below.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

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3 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.

The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.

GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.