AP....Chris Kirk made three big putts and captured the biggest win of his career in the Deutsche Bank Championship. Kirk won for the second time this season. He went the last 37 holes at the TPC Boston without a bogey and he closed with a 5-under 66 for a two-shot victory in a FedEx Cup playoff event.
Ten shots behind after the opening round, Kirk was flawless the rest of the week, particularly on Monday in another wild Labor Day finish at the TPC Boston.
Billy Horschel had a chance to at least force a playoff and possibly win when he stood in the fairway on the par-5 18th hole with a 6-iron in his hand. Horschel chunked the shot so badly that it barely reached the hazard, and he made bogey for a 69.
Horschel tied for second with 54-hole leader Russell Henley (70) and Geoff Ogilvy, who extended his unlikely run through these FedEx Cup playoffs. Ogilvy was the last of the 100 qualifiers for the Deutsche Bank Championship. He went 65-65 on the weekend without a bogey.
The top 70 in the FedEx Cup advance to the BMW Championship in Denver later this week. Ogilvy went from No. 100 to No. 24, and now stands a reasonable chance of getting to the Tour Championship for the top 30.
Kirk was No. 14 in the Ryder Cup standings, five spots away from being an automatic qualifier. This victory could go a long way toward captain Watson using one of his three selections on the 29-year-old from Georgia. Last week, Hunter Mahan bolstered his Ryder Cup case by winning The Barclays.
Rory McIlroy started the final round only two shots behind, fell back with successive bogeys on the front nine, bounced back with a pair of birdies, and then fell out of the mix by missing two short par putts early on the back nine. He closed with a 70 and tied for fifth with John Senden (66).
David Hearn finished tied for 43rd at 3-under 281 after making a bogey at the par 5 18th, missing the green with a short wedge on his third shot and short siding himself badly. Unfortunately, the result wasn’t good enough to get him into the FedEx Cup top 70 and advance to the next week’s BMW Championship.
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