Chris Kirk finds positives in second-round 73

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Chris Kirk reacts to a putt on No. 9 during the second round of the Masters Tournament.
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Chris Kirk putts on No. 2 during the second round of the Masters Tournament.

Chris Kirk was able to laugh with family and friends after a round Friday that included a double bogey and two bogeys, the last caused by hitting the pin on the 18th green.

“Did you not like the 18 pin?” one supporter asked.

The 29-year-old, making his second Masters Tournament appearance, smiled.

“That kind of stuff happens occasionally,” he said. “I just hit it a little bit too on line, and it almost bounced all the way back to the bunker.”

Kirk also had three birdies in his round of 73, which took him to 1-over-par for the tournament.

Kirk, one of six former University of Georgia players in the field, continued to have trouble on the par-3 No. 4, which he bogeyed Thursday. He landed in the bunker Friday, then hit his second shot over the green before finishing with a double bogey.

“I made a really good swing, I just misjudged the wind by a couple yards,” he said. “It’s just a hard hole, that’s all there is to it.”

A bogey on No. 7 pushed Kirk to 3-over for the tournament. Despite the score, he liked the way he was playing.

“I felt like I was swinging pretty good and my stroke felt pretty good,” he said. “Out here it really doesn’t take much to make a bogey or a double.”

He bounced back with birdies on No. 8, 10 and 17, and he was on track to save par after a bad tee shot before hitting the pin on the 18th.

“Apart from that, very happy with the way I fought back after a rough start,” he said. “It was a lot of positive to take from today. Not the score I wanted, but hopefully I can get it going this weekend.”

Chris Kirk

Photos: Kirk at the Masters

Hole By Hole Scores
Round 2
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	5	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	38	3	4	3	5	4	5	3	3	5	35	73
Tot	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	+1


Round 1
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	36	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Rnd	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	37	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	35	72
Tot	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	E