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Chris Kirk Opens With 63 to Lead World Wide Technology Championship

Kirk’s bogey-free round put him one shot ahead of Nick Dunlap and Zac Blair in Mexico.

By TSP Staff
Chris Kirk follows his tee shot on the 13th hole at the World Wide Technology Championship on November 5, 2026.
Chris Kirk follows his tee shot on the 13th hole during the World Wide Technology Championship on November 5, 2026. · Credit: Orlando Ramirez / Getty Images

Chris Kirk shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Kirk hit every fairway and missed one green at El Cardonal at Diamante. Nick Dunlap and Zac Blair were one stroke behind after rounds of 64, according to the PGA Tour’s published first-round report.

Kirk began the week No. 110 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. The top 100 at the end of the fall retain full PGA Tour status for 2027, with three tournaments remaining.

His round included a 70-foot birdie putt at the 16th hole. More than half of the 120-player field broke 70.