Name: Kurt Kitayama drains eagle putt at Rocket Classic
Uploaded: 2025-06-28T12:51:46.000Z
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Description: In the third round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Kurt Kitayama makes eagle on the par-5 7th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's 291-yard drive on the 434-yard, par-4 6th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 141 yards to the hole. His 141-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 4 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he sank a 4-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama hits 141-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 474-yard, par-4 10th hole traveled 304 yards to the right fairway, leaving 176 yards to the hole. His 179-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, finishing 14 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he holed out from 14 feet 7 inches for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama holes out from 15-foot for birdie on No. 1 at Bank of Utah

In the second round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 453-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 291 yards into the left fairway, his 160-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green 9 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he sank a 9-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama hits 160-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 508-yard, par-4 16th hole travels 344 yards into the right fairway, his 166-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 17-foot-10-inch putt, and he sinks the 17-foot-10-inch birdie putt.

Kurt Kitayama hits 166-yard approach to 17 feet to set up birdie on No. 16 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 308-yard, par-4 14th hole went 291 yards into the left bunker 40 yards from the hole, his 38-yard shot from the fairway bunker landed on the left side of the green, leaving a 5-foot 11-inch putt, and he sank the 5-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 450-yard, par-4 12th hole traveled 298 yards into the left fairway, his 155-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, leaving an 11-foot 4-inch putt, and he sank the 11-foot 4-inch putt for birdie.

Kurt Kitayama hits 155-yard approach to 11 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Kurt Kitayama's 290-yard drive on the 593-yard, par-5 7th hole found the right fairway, leaving 296 yards to the hole. His 271-yard shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, leaving 81 feet 4 inches to the hole. Kitayama's 85-foot shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, leaving a 5-foot 8-inch putt. He sank a 5-foot 8-inch birdie putt.

Kurt Kitayama sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Baycurrent, Kurt Kitayama's drive on the 385-yard par-4 15th hole travels 263 yards, landing in the fairway with 124 yards remaining to the pin, his 130-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the green, leaving a 20-foot 4-inch putt, and he sinks the 20-foot-4-inch birdie putt.

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