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Kurt Kitayama

Kurt Kitayama

32-Year-Old Golfer
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2025 Stats
Rank
152
Winnings
$252,098
Winnings/Entry
$21,008
Entries
12
Rounds
30
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After unexpectedly winning a signature event and capturing more than $6 million in earnings in 2024, there was really nowhere to go but down for Kitayama, but the depths of which he sank was a little surprising. Kitayama was a sneaky sleeper heading into 2023, but not many could have predicted the season he had. The task in 2024 was to back up that season and that didn't really happen. Kitayama didn't fall off the map, but missing the top-70 was not in the plans. With that said, there is an opportunity here in salary cap leagues to find some value. Kitayama is not a $6 million guy, but he's better than $2 million. Whether he finishes closer to 2023 or 2024 is the question. He will be better this season, but anything more than $4 million might be a bit optimistic. Read Past Outlooks
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Handedness Right
Status Pro
Height 5'7"
Weight 170 lbs
DOB 1/14/1993
Birthplace Chico, California
College UNLV
Country USA
Much needed finish in Texas
May 5, 2025
Kitayama carded a three-under 68 on Sunday at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson to finish in a share of fifth place.
ANALYSIS
Kitayama thrived under the low scoring conditions at TPC Craig Ranch with four rounds of 68 or better, although he cooled off slightly after starting the tournament with rounds of 66-65. He was fueled by his all around play, gaining shots in every strokes gained category and was ninth in SG: Tee-to-green. It was a surprising result for Kitayama, whose best finish across 11 prior starts was T33.
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Weekly PGA Preview: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Weekly PGA Preview: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
7 days ago
7 days ago
Taylor Pendrith is the defending champion of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, and Greg Vara thinks he will once again be one of the top contenders across multiple different formats this year.
Weekly PGA Recap: Two for the Show
Weekly PGA Recap: Two for the Show
8 days ago
8 days ago
Neither Ben Griffin nor Andrew Novak had won a PGA Tour event, but with their powers combined, they both checked that box at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Weekly PGA Preview: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Weekly PGA Preview: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
14 days ago
14 days ago
Kurt Kitayama will be paired with a prominent partner in New Orleans, and Greg Vara recommends looking his way in several different formats.
DraftKings PGA DFS Picks: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Cash and GPP Strategy
DraftKings PGA DFS Picks: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Cash and GPP Strategy
14 days ago
14 days ago
DraftKings is offering PGA DFS contests for this week's team event, and Len Hochberg is expecting big things from the pair headlined by Robert MacIntyre.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
The majority of Kitayama's earnings in the 2022-23 season came in four starts. Those were a runner-up at the CJ Cup, win at the API, T5 at the WGC-Match Play and a T4 at the PGA Championship. Kitayama had just three other top-25s along with 10 missed cuts. He ended up just barely inside the top-100 in SG: Total and was outside the top-50 in scoring average. The 30-year-old is simply too inconsistent to project him to finish anywhere close to the $6.8 million he made in 2022-23.
Kitayama's success as a rookie on the PGA Tour came as a bit of a surprise this past season. After all, he was a 29 year-old rookie that was lacking much success on the lower tours, so when he posted two runner-ups in the span of a couple months this past season, it caught some attention. There's nothing wrong with being a late bloomer, there's no reason that Kitayama can't be wildly successful on the PGA Tour, it's just creates a little doubt when looking ahead. Kitayama got off to a very slow start this past season, but his play from February on was pretty solid. As such. he looks like a decent salary cap candidate this season.
The American-born UNLV product has won twice on the European Tour since 2018, but he'll now be eligible for more stateside events after securing a PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Kitayama was ranked as high as 66th in the Official World Golf Ranking in early 2020, but he's since fallen just outside the top 150.
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Struggles late to MC
April 28, 2025
Kitayama and Collin Morikawa posted a two-day total of eight-under at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to miss the cut by two strokes.
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Misses cut in Mexico
February 23, 2025
Kitayama carded a two-day total of one-under at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld to miss the cut by two strokes.
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Second straight top-10
October 28, 2024
Kitayama finished in solo fifth place at the ZOZO Championship after shooting a five-under 65 in the final round.
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Continues to play well
October 21, 2024
Kitayama posted a two-under 69 on Sunday at the Shriners Children's Open to finish in a share of ninth place.
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Second in SG: APP at BDC
October 14, 2024
Kitayama closed with a one-over 72 on Sunday at the Black Desert Championship to finish 13-under and tied for 25th.
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