American golfer Chris Kirk won the first tournament of 2023 at the Honda Classic. Kirk had a good start to the tournament, having a birdie on the third hole. He then went on to make another birdie on the 11th hole and a bogey on the 17th hole. He finished the first round at 69.
Kirk used the Callaway equipment for his amazing triumph on the PGA Tour. With the help of his Paradym Triple Diamond Driver, Chris Kirk sank an eagle at the start of the second round.
Most of the golf gear he used was from Callaway. However, his ball was from Titleist.
Kirk made six birdies in the second round to end the day at 62. His second-day performance enhanced his chances of clinching the trophy and luckily he did.
Chris Kirk then made six birdies and two bogeys in the third round and four birdies and three bogeys in the last round to wrap up with a scoring deficit of 14 to clinch the trophy.
What is inside 2023 Honda Classic winner Chris Kirk’s bag?
Driver
- Specification: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX
Fairway Woods
- Specification: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond HL (16.5 degrees, TaylorMade Stealth (18 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 TX shafts.
Irons
- Specification: Callaway Apex Pro 2021 (4), Apex MB 2018 (5-9), with Project X LZ 125 6.5 shafts
Wedges
- Specification: Callaway Jaws Raw (46, 50 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56, 60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shafts
Putter
- Specification: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball
- Titleist Pro V1x
Grips
- Golf Pride Tour Velvet
"I probably wouldn’t have the family"- Chris Kirk talks about his addiction
Chris Kirk has kept himself away from alcohol for the last four years to improve his health. He has battled alcoholism in the past. Speaking about his addiction, Kirk said:
"Yeah, I owe everything that I have in my entire life to my sobriety. I wouldn’t be doing this for a living anymore. I probably wouldn’t have the family that I have currently anymore. I came really close to losing everything that I cared about."
“For that to have happened and worked out for me, obviously there were some decisions that I made, but mostly the grace of God and a lot of other people that really helped me along the way," he added. "But yeah, it’s something that’s constantly on my mind, so it’s pretty easy for me to see that winning the Honda Classic is kind of a bonus when literally every good thing I have in my life I owe to that.”
He went on to talk about his breaking point and added:
“I was just fighting it and fighting it. Finally, after a couple of relapses, if that is what you want to call it, in April it was just like, ‘OK, I can’t do this anymore. I have got to change something because I am going to end up with nothing. It was when I realized I just really, truly do not have control over this, because I really wanted to not be doing it and I still was.”