Chris Kirk champion at Colonial

Chris Kirk won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

Chris Kirk wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Chris Kirk wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
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Chris Kirk holed a seven-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial by a single shot and claim his fourth PGA Tour title.

Chris Kirk holed a seven-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial by a single shot and claim his fourth PGA Tour title.

Extra holes looked even more of a possibility when Kirk’s second went through the back of the green. He played a good pitch though and left himself with a testing par putt.

"My first three wins on Tour have all been little tap-ins on the last hole," Kirk said. "So to step up and make a putt that I knew was to win is something I'll never forget."

“I wanted to give them something to cheer about,” said The Masters champion. “The second round set me back.”

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?