The win comes after holding his first 54-hole lead in his PGA TOUR career and makes him the first player to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational in his debut appearance since 1990. Kitayama is also the first ever winner at Bay Hill to lead/tie for the lead in both fairways hit (70%) and greens in regulation (71%).
Kurt Kitayama WITB
- Stealth 2 Plus 10.5° Driver
- Stealth 2 16.5° 3-wood
- Stealth 2 21.0° 7-wood
- P·7MC 4-6
- P·7MB 7-PW
- Milled Grind 3 52° SB, 56° LB
- Spider X Hydro Blast Flow Neck
- TP5x
Kurt Kitayama Need to Know
- Kitayama secured his first PGA TOUR victory in his 50th start on TOUR
- Kitayama's win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational marks the fourth across major professional tours for Stealth 2 driver in 2023
- The win comes after holding his first 54-hole lead in his PGA TOUR career and makes him the first player to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational in his debut appearance since 1990
- Kitayama is also the first ever winner at Bay Hill to lead/tie for the lead in both fairways hit (70 %) and greens in regulation (71%)
- The win is Kitayama's third professional worldwide victory with two victories coming on the DP World Tour (2018 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, 2019 Oman Open)
- His two DP World Tour victories came in his first 11 starts which made Kitayama the fastest player ever to win two DP World Tour Events