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Kurt Kitayama betting profile: Black Desert Championship
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At the Wyndham Championship, Kurt Kitayama struggled, failing to make the cut at Sedgefield Country Club. He is aiming for a better outcome in Ivins, Utah, USA, at the 2024 Black Desert Championship from Oct. 10-13.
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The Black Desert Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 10-13, 2024
- Location: Ivins, Utah, USA
- Course: Black Desert Resort Golf Course
- Par: 71 / 7,371 yards
- Purse: $7.5M
Kitayama's recent performances
- Kitayama has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five tournaments.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five events, Kitayama has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has finished with an average score of -6 those four times he's made the cut.
- Kurt Kitayama has averaged 307.7 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Kitayama is averaging 0.316 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Kitayama is averaging 3.772 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Kitayama's advanced stats and rankings
- Kitayama has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.420 this season (16th on TOUR). His average driving distance (305.9 yards) ranks 47th, while his 62.8% driving accuracy average ranks 67th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kitayama owns a 0.365 mark (28th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Kitayama's -0.353 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 150th on TOUR this season, and his 29.01 putts-per-round average ranks 98th. He has broken par 21.81% of the time (149th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 47 | 305.9 | 307.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 84 | 66.50% | 69.44% |
| Putts Per Round | 98 | 29.01 | 28.8 |
| Par Breakers | 149 | 21.81% | 22.53% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 55 | 13.93% | 12.04% |
Kitayama's best finishes
- Kitayama has played 20 tournaments this season, and he has earned two top-10 finishes.
- In those 20 tournaments, he made the cut on 16 occasions.
- Currently, Kitayama has 603 points, placing him 74th in the FedExCup standings.
Kitayama's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Kitayama's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he posted a 3.939 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
- Kitayama's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the 3M Open in July 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 7.277.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kitayama produced his best effort this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ranking No. 1 in the field at 3.104. In that tournament, he finished 39th.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Kitayama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (4.480). That ranked 11th in the field.
- Kitayama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.922) in July 2024 at the 3M Open, which ranked sixth in the field. He finished sixth in that tournament.
Kitayama's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 16 | 0.420 | 1.567 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 28 | 0.365 | 1.503 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 83 | 0.045 | 0.386 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 150 | -0.353 | 0.316 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 51 | 0.477 | 3.772 |
Kitayama's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 16 | 71-70-64-73 | -2 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 29 | 72-64-71-66 | -19 | 48 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 70-62-68-70 | -10 | 33 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 39 | 69-74-67 | -6 | 18 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 8 | 68-67-67-69 | -13 | 78 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 70-69-69-75 | -1 | 20 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 78-73 | +7 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 70-71-71-67 | -9 | 90 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 36 | 73-68-66-70 | -3 | 16 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 35 | 71-73-82-68 | +6 | 24 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 33 | 70-71-66-70 | -7 | 27 |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 23 | 66-70-64-70 | -140 | 9 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 34 | 70-75-70-72 | +3 | 26 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 26 | 68-70-70-67 | -9 | 50 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-80 | +12 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 73-74 | +7 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 31 | 64-70-70-66 | -10 | 35 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 34 | 67-69-70-65 | -9 | 20 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 41 | 77-69-74-71 | +7 | 19 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 6 | 66-69-70-66 | -13 | 92 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 67-70 | -3 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kitayama as of the start of the Black Desert Championship.
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