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To preview the 2013 PGA TOUR season, PGATOUR.COM is counting down the Top 100 Players to Watch in 2013. For an archive page with the top 100 players and for an explanation on how the list was compiled, click here.
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2013 PREVIEW: Chris Kirk ranks 22nd on TOUR in par breakers but he went a year without really contending in 2012. Getting back into the hunt will be key as he seeks to make the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for the first time.
2012 DEFINING MOMENT: Four top-10 finishes, including two ties for fourth, highlighted Kirk’s sophomore campaign. He had to be pleased with the final one at the CIMB Classic, where he shot a bogey-free 63 in the third round and ended up tied with Tiger Woods and Brendon de Jonge. –- Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
ALBERS’ QUICK TAKE: Chris was very consistent during 2012. He made 20 of 27 cuts and won $1.2 million dollars. At one point, Kirk made 11 cuts in a row. What his season lacked was a big finish. He had three top-10s, but nothing better than a fourth at the RBC Canadian Open. I am sure he’s disappointed in not winning for the second time on TOUR, but it is also nice to cash so many checks.– Fred Albers, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio
BOLTON’S FANTASY OUTLOOK: Coming off a quietly steady season, if you can call four top 10s among 20 cuts made tiptoeing your way around the PGA TOUR. May have been a bit distracted early in the year due to the birth (and health-related concern) of his first child (in March), but he closed out the year with 11 consecutive cuts made and ranked fifth in birdies or better on par 4s. He’s priced wonderfully for salary gamers at $1.197 million. — Rob Bolton, PGATOUR.COM Fantasy expert
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2012 QUICK REVIEW
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Regular Season ranking |
Final Playoffs ranking |
| Best finishes | T4 | RBC Canadian Open |
| By the Numbers | TOUR ranking |
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