Kurt Kitayama
32-Year-Old Golfer
2025 Stats
Rank
131
Winnings
$669,446
Winnings/Entry
$39,379
Entries
17
Rounds
49
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
T51 at Rocket Classic
Kitayama closed with an even-par 72 on Sunday at the Rocket Classic to finish 10-under and tied for 51st.
ANALYSIS
Kitayama's final round at Detroit Golf Club was highlighted by an eagle on the par-4 second hole, where he holed his approach shot from 149 yards out in the rough. He ultimately gained 5.9 strokes with his ball striking throughout the Rocket Classic, though he lost a collective 5.2 strokes on and around the greens. Kitayama rises just one spot to No. 131 in the FedExCup standings ahead of the upcoming John Deere Classic.
Kitayama's final round at Detroit Golf Club was highlighted by an eagle on the par-4 second hole, where he holed his approach shot from 149 yards out in the rough. He ultimately gained 5.9 strokes with his ball striking throughout the Rocket Classic, though he lost a collective 5.2 strokes on and around the greens. Kitayama rises just one spot to No. 131 in the FedExCup standings ahead of the upcoming John Deere Classic.
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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.
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Struggles in final round
Kitayama carded a three-over 73 in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge to finish tied for 22nd place.
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Much needed finish in Texas
Kitayama carded a three-under 68 on Sunday at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson to finish in a share of fifth place.
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Struggles late to MC
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
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
Kitayama finished in solo fifth place at the ZOZO Championship after shooting a five-under 65 in the final round.
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