Kurt Kitayama ended a 28-month drought when winning the title at the 3M Open in July 2025. A look at Kurt Kitayama: What’s In The Bag.
Kitayama hadn’t won since landing his maiden PGA Tour victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March 2023, but the American returned to the winners’ circle at TPC Twin Cities.
At the 2025 3M Open, Kitayama finished on 23-under par for the week to record a one shot victory over Sam Stevens – the same margin he had won the API by two years earlier.
Kitayama’s first professional career win came in 2018 when he landed the title at the PGM Darulaman Championship on the Asian Development Tour.
He followed that by recording two wins on the DP World Tour in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December 2018 and the Oman Open three months later in March 2019.
What’s In The Bag Kurt Kitayama (at the 3M Open in July 2025)
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees) (Read the Review)
Woods: Titleist GT1 3Tour (3-wood, 14.5 degrees) (Read the Review) & Titleist GT1 (7-wood, 21 degrees) (Read the Review)
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4 iron) & TaylorMade P7MB (5-iron to Pitching Wedge) (Read the Review)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 (52 degrees and 56 degrees) (Read the Review) & Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (Read the Review)
What’s In The Bag Kurt Kitayama (at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March 2023)
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (10.5 degrees) (Read the Review)
Woods: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (3-wood, 16.5 degrees) & TaylorMade Stealth 2 (7-wood, 21 degrees) (Read the Review)
Irons: TaylorMade P7MC (4-iron to 6-iron) (Read the Review) & TaylorMade P7MB (7-iron to Pitching Wedge) (Read the Review)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 3 Raw (52 degrees and 56 degrees) (Read the Review) & Titleist Vokey SM9 WedgeWorks (60 degrees) (Read the Review)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider X Hydro Blast Putter (Read the Review)
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x (Read the Review)
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