Kurt Kitayama - Golf News, Rumors, & Updates

Struggles in final round Kitayama carded a three-over 74 in the final round of the Truist Championship to finish tied for 19th place.

Impact Kitayama surged into the top-10 following a five-under 66 on Saturday, but he was unable to get anything going Sunday with only one birdie two go along with two bogeys and a double bogey to fall down the leaderboard. He lost shots in every strokes gained category Sunday but did rank fourth for the week in SG: Approach. It's Kitayama's third straight top-20 result.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

PGA Championship field for Aronimink

The 156 players in the field for the 108th PGA Championship that starts Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Overcomes slow start in Miami Kitayama posted a nine-under cumulative score at the Cadillac Championship to finish in a five-way share of ninth.

Impact Kitayama knocked himself out of contention early with a four-over 76 score in the first round. He rebounded with an eight-under 64 score Friday, and after going even Saturday, he ended his outing with a bogey-free, five-under 67 that included three birdies from holes eight to 11. Kitayama played well off the tee, ranking third in driving distance and fifth in SG: Off-the-Tee while also finishing 10th in SG: Approach and T13 in GIR. He has finished in the top-10 in back-to-back outings and three times in 11 PGA Tour events this season. He's in the field for next week's Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Young gets to 13 under to take 5-stroke lead into the weekend at Doral

Cameron Young finally made his first bogey of the week at the Cadillac Championship

MAY 1 • Associated Press

Second in SG: ARG at Harbour Town Kitayama posted an even-71 in the final round of the RBC Heritage to finish in a four-way tie for eighth.

Impact Kitayama shot under par in each of the first three rounds, with his bogey-free, six-under 65 on Friday being his best score of the tournament. He gained 4.51 strokes around the green and ranked second in the field in that category while also finishing sixth in driving distance, T8 in GIR, T12 in birdies made and T20 in driving accuracy, though he was also 53rd in SG: Putting. It was Kitayama's second top-10 finish of the season and best performance since his T2 at The Genesis Invitational in February. He's not in the field for the Zurich Classic next week.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Masters starting times for Sunday's final round

Masters starting times for the final round Sunday at Augusta National

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Masters starting times for Saturday's third round

Masters starting times for the third round Saturday at Augusta National

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Masters facts and figures from the opening round

Facts and figures from the opening round Thursday at the Masters

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Justin Rose fades at the Masters, still joins Scheffler in the hunt behind leaders McIlroy and Burns

Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Psycho scorecard: Kurt Kitayama made six pars, chipped into Rae's Creek and still shot in 60s Kitayama fired a 3-under 69, his second straight round in the 60s at Augusta National after averaging 75.6 in his first five spins around th...

APRIL 9 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM

McIlroy has another reason to celebrate with his best Masters start in 15 years to share the lead

Rory McIlroy has been savoring his Masters win all week at Augusta National

APRIL 9 • Associated Press

Share of 60th at TCHO Kitayama finished in a five-way tie for 60th at the Texas Children's Houston Open after a one-under 69 in the final round.

Impact Kitayama opened the tournament nicely with five birdies over the first 10 holes of the first round, finishing Thursday with a four-under 66 score. He dropped out of contention after going four-over par across the next two days, but he was surging Sunday with five birdies through six holes on the back nine before a triple bogey on the par-5 16th, followed by a bogey on the par-4 17th. Kitayama ranked in the top-25 in GIR, driving distance, birdies made and SG: Around-the-Green, but he also ranked 66th in SG: Putting and 73rd in SG: Off-the-Tee, losing 8.46 strokes collectively over those two categories. He has finished T18-MC-T60 in three Tour outings since his T2 at The Genesis Invitational. The next time Kitayama tees off will be April 9 at The Masters, where he finished T35 in his last appearance at Augusta National in 2024.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

How players qualified to play in the Masters

The Masters field is all but set for Augusta National

MARCH 30 • Associated Press

Sixth in SG: OTT at Bay Hill Kitayama closed with a one-under 71 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to finish three-under and tied for 18th.

Impact Kitayama ultimately ranked fifth among the Signature Event field in scrambling and sixth in SG: Off-the-Tee, but he ultimately tallied just nine total birdies across 72 holes at Bay Hill. Nonetheless, Kitayama has now gained strokes with his ball striking in each of his first six starts of the 2026 season, and he currently resides top-20 in the FedExCup standings. He'll be in the field again this week at TPC Sawgrass where he placed T33-T19 the past two years.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Odds: Scottie Scheffler Favored

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MARCH 3 • FOX SPORTS

2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Odds: Scottie Scheffler Favored

Jacob Bridgeman holds off Rory McIlroy, Kurt Kitayama to win The Genesis Invitational for first PGA TOUR title LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jacob Bridgeman heard cheers all day long for everyone but himself Sunday at The Riviera Country Club until the final ova...

FEBRUARY 23 • PGATOUR.COM

Jacob Bridgeman holds on at Riviera for first PGA Tour title

Jacob Bridgeman held on to win the Genesis Invitational at Riviera for his first PGA Tour title

FEBRUARY 22 • Associated Press

Makes things interesting at Genesis Kitayama fired a seven-under 64 in the final round of The Genesis Invitational to finish tied with Rory McIlroy for second behind winner Jacob Bridgeman.

Impact Kitayama gave himself a steep hill to climb after going even-par in the first round. He responded by going 64-68 over the next two rounds but still found himself eight shots behind Bridgeman for the clubhouse lead. However, Bridgeman wasn't able to increase his lead Sunday, which gave Kitayama and others an outside chance of catching the former. Kitayama went three-under on the front nine and carded back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11. He had two chances to tie Bridgeman at the top of the leaderboard, but Kitayama barely missed his eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole and his birdie putt on the par-4 18th. Kitayama ranked second in the field in both SG: Off-the-Tee and SG: Approach-to-Green, T5 in birdies made and top-15 in SG: Putting, driving accuracy, scrambling and GIR. It was his best finish of the 2026 Tour season and his best outing since his victory at the 3M Open in July. Kitayama will take a week off before teeing off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 5.

FEBRUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles around green at Pebble Kitayama posted a nine-under cumulative score at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to finish tied for 48th.

Impact Kitayama carded a five-under 67 in the second round but failed to shoot under 70 in each of the other three days of the tournament. He ranked 11th in the field in SG: Off the Tee and T17 in GIR, though he finished near the bottom in SG: Around-the-Green, losing 4.74 strokes in that category. Kitayama is in the field next week for The Genesis Invitational, where he finished T39 in his last outing in 2024.

FEBRUARY 16 • ROTOWIRE

'It's mine now': How 'stolen' putter helped Collin Morikawa win AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - PGA TOUR PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Collin Morikawa has an inkling that Kurt Kitayama might want his putter back.

FEBRUARY 16 • PGATOUR.COM

Cracks top-25 at WM Open Kitayama fired a five-under 66 in the final round of the WM Phoenix Open to finish in a four-way tie for 24th.

Impact Kitayama's final round was his best of the week and was highlighted by his three straight birdies from holes five to seven. He struggled with his accuracy off the tee but did rank T5 in the field in driving distance and in the top-20 in GIR, SG: Approach to Green and SG: Around the Green. Kitayama has made the cut in two of three PGA Tour outings this season and is in the field for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am next week.

FEBRUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Ties for 40th in Hawaii Kitayama closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday at the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish five-under and tied for 40th.

Impact Kitayama ranked T9 among the field in GIR percentage at Waialae Country Club where he also gained 2.4 strokes off the tee, though he lost a couple strokes with the flat stick. He'll peg it again this week at The American Express, tying for 58th in La Quinta last year when he tallied 16 total birdies and two eagles.

JANUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

T15 at Bank of Utah Championship Kitayama fired a seven-under 64 on Sunday at the Bank of Utah Championship to finish 13-under and tied for 15th.

Impact Kitayama opened his final round with an eagle on the par-4 10th, holing out from 98 yards for the deuce. He would go on to add seven birdies as well, averaging an impressive 1.43 putts per GIR on Sunday. He ultimately gained 5.9 strokes with his ball striking throughout 72 holes in Utah, racking up 22 total par-breakers in the process. Kitayama, who won the 2025 3M Open, remains without a single missed cut since early June's RBC Canadian Open.

OCTOBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Top-10 finish in Memphis Kitayama fired a three-under 67 on Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to finish nine-under and tied for ninth.

Impact Kitayama hit only 30 of 56 fairways in regulation and converted just 16 of 27 scrambling opportunities throughout his week at TPC Southwind, but he still managed to post his fourth top-10 result of the 2025 season while gaining 4.2 strokes ball striking in Memphis. He rises 15 spots from 52nd to No. 37 in the FedExCup standings, therefore advancing to this week's BMW Championship.

AUGUST 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Justin Rose rallies late and beats Spaun in Memphis playoff

Justin Rose produced a stunning rally with four straight birdies to make up a three-shot deficit with five holes to play

AUGUST 10, 2025 • Associated Press

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