Complex sentence: Bob Kirk, playing in the last group, was still in contention however his putt to tie Anderson lipped out and he missed the return putt but his score of 159 was enough to give him second place.
Split into simpler sentences: Bob Kirk, playing in the last group, was still in contention however his putt to tie Anderson lipped out and he missed the return putt. Fortunately his score of 159 was still good enough to give him second place.