Although the Kirk
Theory is named after no single golfer the theory was proposed by a renegade friend
of mine. This rogue is a good golfer. He could be even better but in my entire
life I have never seen any other golfer miss so many putts by such a small
margin. I’ve tried to tally up misses according to side of the hole, time of
the day and phases of the moon but no clear pattern has emerged. The flat stick
of choice has a new grip, it is in good working order and balls are spherical
in nature so a clear identification of the problem is not easy.
One theory put
forward by the man himself is that in conjunction with being cursed, when each
new hole is cut expanding earth rides the cup and as each player collects their
ball, their feet press down near the cup therefore creating a mounding affect a
phenomenon also known as Cardinelli Creep.
Over the course of a day this effect is amplified to the point where a mound is created. Although this mound is slight in nature it is substantial enough that for the cursed golfer it has the power to cause putts to drift past the hole.
Over the course of a day this effect is amplified to the point where a mound is created. Although this mound is slight in nature it is substantial enough that for the cursed golfer it has the power to cause putts to drift past the hole.