Golf Channel · Aug 31, 2018
Kirk (67) offers fresh insights on distance debate
NORTON, Mass. – Chris Kirk is not your prototypical PGA Tour player. He doesn’t bash the ball ridiculously long distances and he doesn’t see any benefit, at least for himself, to try.
Nor does he see any reason to change the way golf is played.
“The game is a little different than it was around my rookie year,” said Kirk, who explained he ranked 56th in driving distance his first year on the PGA Tour (2011) with a 295-yard average but now ranks 155th with a 290-yard average. “So it is changing.”
Where Kirk differs from many - most notably in the rule-making sector - is why the game has evolved to favor the bombers.