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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

19 MINS AGO • 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.

34 MINS AGO • 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.

6 DAYS AGO • 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.

6 DAYS AGO • 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

Tommy Fleetwood finds his groove and builds a big lead at PGA Tour playoffs opener

Tommy Fleetwood is giving himself another chance at finally winning on the PGA Tour

AUGUST 8, 2025 • Associated Press

T31 at Wyndham Championship Kitayama closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday at the Wyndham Championship to finish seven-under and tied for 31st.

Impact Kitayama followed his win at the 3M Open with a respectable performance at Sedgefield Country Club, where he ultimately gained 3.5 strokes ball striking en route to 20 total birdies. He's up to 52nd in the FedExCup standings ahead of the playoffs, and will therefore be teeing it up again this week in Memphis.

AUGUST 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

The wedges that helped Kurt Kitayama to 20 weekend birdies Kurt Kitayama led the field in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green at the 3M Open. Here are the wedges he used to secure his second win.

JULY 29, 2025 • GOLF.COM

PGA Tour ends regular season in Carolina. LPGA wraps up major season with Women's British Open

The PGA Tour wraps up its regular season at the Wyndham Championship

JULY 29, 2025 • Associated Press

WiretoWire: 'More complete' Kurt Kitayama collects 3M Open title - PGA TOUR A new and improved Kurt Kitayama followed the evolution of his game straight to victory at the 3M Open. Although his win at the 2023 Arnold...

JULY 28, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Kurt Kitayama rules front 9 on way to 3M Open win, his second PGA Tour victory One day after pushing into contention with a front-nine 28, Kitayama again dominated the front with a 29 on way to win.

JULY 28, 2025 • NYTIMES.COM

Kitayama starts strong, earns 2nd Tour victory | Arkansas Democrat Gazette BLAINE, Minn. -- Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one st...

JULY 28, 2025 • ARKANSASONLINE.COM

Kurt Kitayama parlays red-hot weekend into 3M Open victory Kurt Kitayama wasn't sure he would qualify for the final two rounds of the 3M Open.It turned out to be a weekend to remember.Kitayama shot 6...

JULY 28, 2025 • THESTATE.COM

A 'more complete' Kurt Kitayama wins with brother on bag at 3M Open - PGA TOUR BLAINE, Minn. – To much of the golf world, Kurt Kitayama’s peak came two years ago, when he stunned the field at Bay Hill Club & Lodge to ca...

JULY 28, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Points and payouts: See what each player earned at 3M Open - PGA TOUR Kurt Kitayama earns $1.51 million, 500 FedExCup points for 3M Open win

JULY 28, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Kurt Kitayama's clubs: Inside his 3M Open-winning setup Kurt Kitayama's bag setup has some fun elements with the new Titleist GT1 Tour fairway wood and TaylorMade P7CB (4) and P7MB (5-PW) irons.

JULY 27, 2025 • GOLF.COM

Kurt Kitayama wins 3M Open with 1 key swing (and 20 weekend birdies) Kurt Kitayama went on a tear over the weekend at the 3M Open, and he's leaving Minnesota with his second career PGA Tour victory.

JULY 27, 2025 • GOLF.COM

Kurt Kitayama wins 3M Open, beats Sam Stevens by one for second PGA TOUR victory BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by on...

JULY 27, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Takes victory in Twin Cities Kitayama fired a six-under 65 in the final round to win the 3M Open by one stroke over Sam Stevens.

Impact Kitayama surged into contention with an 11-under 60 in the third round. He kept that momentum going early on Sunday with birdies on six of his first eight holes. Kitayama held firm control of this throughout the day, but things tightened up a bit late with a bogey on the par-3 17th to reduce the gap to one. Fortunately, Kitayama would only need to make par on the par-5 18th to close it out. He did a nice job avoiding all the water up the right of 18 and was able to tap in for par. Kitayama now has his second PGA Tour win and first since the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He came into the week at 110th in the FedExCup, but now moves up to 53rd and will be in the postseason. This is Kitayama's third straight top-15 finish after a terrible start to the year and he will have to be one to watch over the last month of the PGA Tour season. Kitayama is listed in the field for the Wyndham Championship next week.

JULY 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kitayama wins 3M Open, beating Stevens by 1 for his 2nd PGA Tour victory BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by on...

JULY 27, 2025 • THESTAR.COM

Kitayama wins 3M Open. Lottie Woad wins in her pro debut and Harrington takes a 2nd senior major BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a 6-under 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday by one shot over Sam Stevens f...

JULY 27, 2025 • THESTAR.COM

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Jacob Bridgeman holds on at Riviera for first PGA Tour title

Justin Rose rallies late and beats Spaun in Memphis playoff

Tommy Fleetwood finds his groove and builds a big lead at PGA Tour playoffs opener

PGA Tour ends regular season in Carolina. LPGA wraps up major season with Women's British Open