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Chris Kirk watches golf on television when he's not playing. He likes seeing how players cope with pressure and pull off great shots because he can appreciate the nerves. And it never ceases to amaze him how it rarely takes a perfect round of golf to win a tournament. Kirk went six holes without making a birdie and fell two shots behind. After making four birdies in six holes to regain the lead, he hit into the hazard on the 14th and 15th holes and looked like he had thrown away the tournament. He wound up a winner Sunday in the McGladrey Classic, in small part due to Briny Baird topping a shot out of the bunker and into the hazard. 'The biggest thing that I've learned over the years is that you don't - and anybody could see this watching on Sunday - you don't have to play perfect golf to win a tour event,' Kirk said. 'You have some stuff G15 irons like I did on 14 and 15 today. I had two three-putts yesterday. You definitely don't have to play perfect golf. You've just got to play enough really good golf to make up for it.' He did enough right, and then watched the final hole go horribly wrong for Baird. Chris Kirk holds the trophy after winning the final round of the McGladrey Classic golf tournament. They were tied for the lead on the 18th hole. Kirk, who hit his tee shot into the rough on the left, stood on the other side of the fairway to stay clear of Baird, was in a bunker left of the bunker with the ball slightly below his feet. Baird topped his 4-iron, and the ball tumbled into the water some 90 yards away in a devastating end to his latest chance to finally win on the PGA Tour. If there was any consolation for Baird, it was money, of all things. The 41-year-old from Miami has said for years that he would rather have a season full of strong finishes that gets him into the Tour Championship than one win australia golf online and nothing else. Even this week, he said tournament golf is as much about money as trophies. This article is extracted from www.onlinegolfaustralian.com
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