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Kurt Kitayama Betting Profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Kurt Kitayama hits the links March 14-17 in the 2024 THE PLAYERS Championship after failing to make the cut in the same tournament in 2023.
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THE PLAYERS Championship Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 14-17, 2024
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,275 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Kitayama has entered THE PLAYERS Championship once in recent years (in 2023), posting a score of +5 and missing the cut.
- With numbers of 4.637 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fifth in field), 7.529 in SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 0.107 in SG: Putting (48th), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023.
- Scheffler also posted numbers of 305.9 in average driving distance (first in field), 75% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 28.25 putts per round (49th).
Kitayama's Recent Performances
- Kitayama has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five appearances.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Kitayama has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- He has finished with an average score of -8 those four times he's made the cut.
- Kurt Kitayama has averaged 303.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Kitayama is averaging 0.116 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Kitayama is averaging 1.427 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Kitayama's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kitayama has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.317 this season (44th on TOUR). His average driving distance (301.9 yards) ranks 46th, while his 53.7% driving accuracy average ranks 154th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kitayama sports a 0.289 average that ranks 49th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Kitayama's -0.094 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 111th this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 46 | 301.9 | 303.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 64.71% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.8 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 20.59% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.76% |
Kitayama's Best Finishes
- While Kitayama has not won any of the six tournaments he has played this season, he has secured one top-10 finish.
- In those six tournaments, he had a 83.3% success rate in terms of making the cut (five cuts made).
- As of now, Kitayama has collected 196 points, which ranks him 66th 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, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 3.939 (he finished eighth in that event).
- Kitayama posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at The Sentry, ranking sixth in the field at 3.988. In that event, he finished 29th.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kitayama's best performance this season was at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 3.104 (he finished 39th in that tournament).
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Kitayama posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.480 (his best mark this season), which ranked 11th in the field. He finished eighth in that event.
- Kitayama delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.258) in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open. That ranked eighth in the field.
Kitayama's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 44 | 0.317 | 1.041 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 49 | 0.289 | 0.360 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 120 | -0.132 | -0.088 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 111 | -0.094 | 0.116 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 62 | 0.380 | 1.427 |
Kitayama's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | MC | 75-77 | +8 | -- |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | MC | 70-72 | E | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | MC | 76-72 | +6 | -- |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 4 | 70-71-71-65 | -3 | 127 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 29 | 70-71-71-68 | E | 23 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 76-79 | +11 | -- |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | MC | 75-70 | +5 | -- |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | MC | 71-66 | -3 | -- |
| July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 54 | 71-65-72-70 | -2 | 6 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 60 | 72-72-72-75 | +7 | 5 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 52 | 66-69-69-74 | -2 | 26 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 41 | 76-68-72-68 | +4 | 58 |
| 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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kitayama as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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