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Kurt Kitayama Betting Profile: Texas Children's Houston Open
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In his last tournament at THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Kurt Kitayama ended the weekend at -9, good for a 19th-place finish. He heads into the 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open March 28-31 trying for better results.
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The Texas Children's Houston Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 28-31, 2024
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Course: Memorial Park Golf Course
- Par: 70 / 7,435 yards
- Purse: $9.1M
- Previous Winner: Tony Finau
At the Texas Children's Houston Open
- This is Kitayama's first time competing at the Texas Children's Houston Open in the past five years.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2022, Tony Finau posted numbers of 4.236 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in field), 5.299 in SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 7.931 in SG: Putting (second).
- En route to his victory last year, Finau posted an average driving distance of 302.4 (20th in field), hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (first), and took 28 putts per round (seventh).
Kitayama's Recent Performances
- Kitayama has posted one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes over his last five appearances.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five appearances, Kitayama has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has an average score relative to par of -7 in his last five appearances.
- Off the tee, Kurt Kitayama has averaged 304.7 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Kitayama has an average of 0.509 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Kitayama has an average of 1.702 in his past five tournaments.
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Kitayama's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Kitayama has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.373 this season, which ranks 33rd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (302.0 yards) ranks 39th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Kitayama ranks 40th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.383, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Kitayama has delivered a -0.007 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 95th on TOUR, while he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of . He has broken par % of the time (first on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 39 | 302.0 | 304.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 63.40% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.5 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 21.24% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 13.07% |
Kitayama's Best Finishes
- Kitayama has taken part in seven tournaments this season, securing one top-10 finish.
- In those seven events, he made the cut six times, a success rate of 85.7%.
- With 286 points, Kitayama currently sits 61st 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 delivered a 3.939 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished eighth in that tournament.
- Kitayama's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at The Sentry, where his 3.988 mark ranked sixth in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Kitayama produced his best effort this season at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (February 2024), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 3.104.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, Kitayama posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season -- 4.480, which ranked him 11th in the field. He finished eighth in that event.
- Kitayama recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.258) in February 2024 at the WM Phoenix Open, which ranked eighth in the field. He finished eighth in that event.
Kitayama's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 33 | 0.373 | 1.426 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 40 | 0.383 | 0.584 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 129 | -0.178 | -0.819 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 95 | -0.007 | 0.509 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 45 | 0.572 | 1.702 |
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 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 19 | 70-71-71-67 | -9 | 90 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Kitayama as of the start of the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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