Chris Kirk’s Career Earnings

Last Modified Apr 2, 2025 18:58 GMT
Chris Kirk Career Earnings
Chris Kirk during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025 (Source: Getty Images)

Christopher Brandon Kirk, an American professional golfer, born on May 8, 1985, competes on the PGA Tour as of February 2025. So far in his career, Kirk has won nine professional events, including six on the PGA Tour. He won the 2023 Honda Classic (now the Cognizant Classic) after an eight-year wait on the tour for a title. The 2015 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial (now the Charles Schwab Challenge) was his last title before his 2023 win. Kirk stepped away from golf in 2019 to deal with his alcoholism and depression (via BBC) and came back later that year. He reached his career-high world ranking (No. 16) in May 2015 and is the No. 71 ranked player on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) as of February 2025.

Kirk went to Etowah High School before playing college golf at the University of Georgia. As an amateur, he won the 2007 Ben Hogan Award and represented the U.S. at the Eisenhower Trophy, Palmer Cup, and Walker Cup. He turned professional in 2007 and joined the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour), where he won his first professional event in 2010 at the Fort Smith Classic and the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Later, he earned his PGA Tour card for the 2011 season and won his first PGA Tour title at the 2011 Viking Classic.

What are Chris Kirk's career earnings in 2025?

Chris Kirk's total career earnings are $33.51 million as of February 2025, according to Spotrac. This includes $1.87 million from major championships, $30.40 million from official events, $653,500 from unofficial events, and $575,000 from the Tour Championship. In the 2025 season (as of February), he has earned $148,843, earning most from his tied-44th finish at the Sentry, worth $69,000, as per Spotrac.

Chris Kirk's PGA earnings

Kirk's PGA earnings year-by-year are as follows (as per Spotrac):

YearOfficial PayoutsUnofficial PayoutsTour Champ.PIPTour Top 10Cash TotalCash Cumulative
2007-------
2008$24,448----$24,448$24,448
2009$11,651$5,000---$16,651$41,099
2010$54,480----$54,480$95,579
2011$1,816,856$85,000---$1,901,856$1,997,435
2012$1,197,562$265,000---$1,462,562$3,459,997
2013$1,712,316----$1,712,316$5,172,314
2014$4,600,062----$4,600,062$9,772,375
2015$2,293,994$106,000---$2,399,994$12,172,370
2016$1,762,335$192,500---$1,954,835$14,127,205
2017$1,216,047----$1,216,047$15,343,251
2018$1,760,611----$1,760,611$17,103,863
2019$261,401----$261,401$17,365,263
2020$162,468----$162,468$17,527,731
2021$2,176,116----$2,176,116$19,703,847
2022$1,827,496----$1,827,496$21,531,343
2023$3,872,916----$3,872,916$25,404,259
2024$5,507,635-$575,000--$6,082,635$31,486,894
2025$148,843----$148,843$31,635,737
Total$30,407,237$653,500$575,000--$31,635,737-

Chris Kirk's Major Championship earnings

Kirk's major earnings year-by-year are as follows (as per Spotrac):

YearMastersPGAUS OpenThe OpenCash TotalCash Cumulative
2008--$13,276-$13,276$13,276
2011$40,000---$40,000$53,276
2013$16,300---$16,300$69,576
2014--$59,588$93,968$254,716$324,292
2015--$21,332-$75,332$399,624
2018$63,500---$63,500$463,124
2022$530,417--$51,000$581,417$1,044,541
2023$90,136---$277,336$1,321,877
2024--$153,281$90,220$553,501$1,875,378
Total$740,353-$247,477$235,188$1,875,378-

What are Chris Kirk's career earnings in 2024?

Chris Kirk has earned $6.63 million in the 2024 season, according to Spotrac, including $553,501 from major championships, $5.50 million from official events, and $575,000 from the Tour Championship. More than half of his earnings, $3.6 million, came from his win at the Sentry. (via Spotrac)

Kirk's earnings tournament-by-tournament are as follows (as per Spotrac):

DateTournament NamePlaceTo ParTotalEarnings
Jan 07, 2024The Sentry1-29263$3,600,000
Jan 14, 2024Sony Open in HawaiiT18-11269$106,102
Jan 21, 2024The American ExpressT47-16272$23,705
Feb 4, 2024AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT26-8208$143,800
Feb 18, 2024The Genesis InvitationalCUT0146-
Mar 3, 2024Cognizant ClassicT28-9275$59,014
Mar 10, 2024Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardT443291$64,000
Mar 17, 2024THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT26-8280$186,250
Apr 14, 2024Masters TournamentT162290$310,000
Apr 22, 2024RBC HeritageT10-12272$521,000
May 12, 2024Wells Fargo ChampionshipT436290$68,500
May 19, 2024PGA ChampionshipCUT0147-
May 26, 2024Charles Schwab ChallengeCUT0145-
Jun 9, 2024the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayCUT0152-
Jun 16, 2024U.S. OpenT266286$153,281
Jun 23, 2024Travelers ChampionshipT63-2278$41,500
Jun 30, 2024Rocket Mortgage ClassicT44-8280$29,164
Jul 21, 2024The Open ChampionshipT316290$90,220
Aug 18, 2024FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT50-1279$47,250
Aug 25, 2024BMW ChampionshipT9-7281$580,000
Sep 1, 2024TOUR ChampionshipT27-3281$575,000
Oct 13, 2024Black Desert ChampionshipT35-12272$37,350
Nov 24, 2024The RSM ClassicCUT0144-

When did Chris Kirk win the highest prize money in a year?

Chris Kirk’s highest prize money earnings in a year were $6.63 million in the 2024 season. His career-high single-event earnings came in the same season: $3.6 million from his win at the Sentry. His second-highest earnings came from his victory in the 2023 Honda Classic, which paid $1.51 million. (via Spotrac)

Chris Kirk's endorsements

Chris Kirk has endorsement deals with Callaway Golf, RSM US LLP, True Linkswear, TravisMathew, Zenith Watches, M3COM, and NetJets, according to his Instagram handle (@chris_kirk_).

Also Read: Chris Kirk Pga Tour Wins

FAQs on Chris Kirk

A. Chris Kirk took an indefinite leave from golf in May 2019 due to depression and alcohol issues; he returned to play in November 2019.

A. Chris Kirk has total career earnings of $33.51 million as of February 2025, according to Spotrac.

A. Chris Kirk is married to Tahnee Kirk as of February 2025.

A. As of February 2025, Chris Kirk has been sober for 5 years and 10 months. Kirk celebrated his fifth year sober on Instagram in April 2024.

A. Chris Kirk is of American nationality. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States.

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