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Kurt Kitayama Hopes To Continue Strong Start to 2026 Season at American Express
Kurt Kitayama finished tied for 40th at last week's Sony Open in Hawaii. He gained strokes across the board except for putting where he lost 0.53 strokes over the week. Kitayama will hope to continue playing well but will need to find his stroke on the greens in order to have a shot at winning this week. Kitayama finished tied for 58th at last year's American Express and could've finished higher had he not lost 1.24 strokes on approach. Kitayama closed out the 2025 strongly and after a strong showing last week he could continue building momentum early in the 2026 season. Over the past 12 months, Kitayama ranks in the 26th percentile in greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 50-100 yards in the fairway. This is worth mentioning because at last year's American Express over 15% of approach shots came from this distance.
Source: Data Golf
Source: Data Golf
