Chris Kirk puts lack of sleep after The Sentry win in the past, contending again at Sony Open
After his electric win at The Sentry to open up the season, Chris Kirk struggled to settle down in the evenings.
And who could blame him? Kirk won $3.6 million and took home 700 FedEx Cup points in Maui while fighting off some of the best players in the world.
No wonder why he could not sleep.
“It’s hard to get your mind to slow down a little bit,” Kirk said after the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
After his electric win at the sentury to open up the season Chris Kirk struggled to settle down in the evenings and who could blame him Kirk won $3.6 million and took home 700 FedEx Cup points in Maui while fighting off some of the best players in the world no wonder why he
Could not sleep it’s hard to get your mind to slow down a little bit Kirk said after the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii I had trouble sleeping a few nights but thankfully I was able to take some naps I slept great Wednesday night I am really trying not to overexert
Myself I had a couple of good workouts in the gym Monday and Tuesday to feel like you’re flushing things out and getting the blood flowing luckily for Kirk he finally settled down on Wednesday and slept well on the eve of the Sony Open that undoubtedly helped
Him c a four under 66 on Thursday as he sits four shots behind Kim Davis only five players sit between Kirk and Davis who shot a fantastic eight under 62 in blustery conditions very solid I hit the ball great today in tough conditions Kirk said of his opening round it’s been
A few years since we played in this much wind here a lot of years since we played in this wind direction from what I remember usually when it blows out of the West like this it’s relatively light so some of those holes some of the par
For S were used to hitting driver and a wedge in and instead it’s a drive to Mid to Long iron Kirk has played at the Sony Open in Hawaii every year since 2011 so he knows his way around Wy Country Club in Honolulu he finished solo third last
Year and tied for second in 2021 he also recorded back-to-back top five finishes in 2013 and 2014 definitely don’t mind when it blows here and plays a little bit tougher Kirk added I’ve had some good results here in a lot of different conditions the wind will blow steadily again on Friday with
Gusts up to 25 mph expected but that will not bother Kirk similar to how his lack of sleep earlier in the week did not bother him either
