What's in Kurt Kitayama's bag?

Last Modified Apr 12, 2024 00:35 GMT
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - Final Round
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard - Final Round

Professional golfer Kurt Kitayama began his career in 2015 and competed on the Web.com and Asian Tours. His victories on the European Tour, including the Oman Open in early 2019 and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in late 2018, helped him become widely recognized.

Kitayama won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2023, his first PGA Tour event, and now holds the 30th spot in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).

Kurt Kitayama’s Bag

Club Brand Model Loft/No.Shaft
Driver TaylorMadeStealth 2 Plus10.5 degreesGraphite Design Tour AD UB 7 TX
3-woodTaylorMadeStealth 2 HL16.5 degrees Graphite Design Tour AD UB 8 TX
7-woodTaylorMadeStealth 221 degreesGraphite Design Tour AD UB 9 TX
Irons TaylorMadeP7MC4-6True Temper DynamicGold X100
TaylorMadeP7MB7-PWTrue Temper DynamicGold X100
Wedges TaylorMadeMilled Grind 352-56 degreesDynamic Golf S400
Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks Prototype 60 degreesDynamic Golf S400
Putter TaylorMadeSpider X Hydro Blast--
Golf Ball TaylorMadeTP5x--

Kurt Kitayama’s Driver

TaylorMade drivers have been used by Kitayama for quite some time. He started with the M5, worked his way up to the SIM, then the SIM2, and then eventually to the Stealth option.

His current driver is the TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus. Golfers may fine-tune their ball flight with the help of a 15-gram sliding weight on the Stealth 2 Plus driver, which has the smallest footprint of the three new models. The shaft on his model is a Graphite Design Tour AD UB 7 TX.

Kurt Kitayama’s Fairways

Kitayama has two TaylorMade fairway woods in his bag. The first is a Stealth 2, which is a high-launch model with about 16.5 degrees of loft. After that, he also makes use of a TaylorMade Stealth 2 seven-wood, which has a loft of about 21 degrees.

Graphite shafts are installed on both of them. Graphite Design Tour AD UB shafts are used in the three-wood and seven-wood, with a slight change of 8 TX and 9 TX, respectively.

Kurt Kitayama’s Irons

Kitayama makes use of a series of TaylorMade's irons; he uses P7MC irons for his four to six irons and P7MB irons for his seven irons down to his pitching wedge.

The former type features a little cavity back design for a little bit of forgiveness, while the latter is the blade design. The shafts on all of his irons are True Temper Dynamic Gold X100.

Kurt Kitayama’s Wedges

Two of the three wedges that Kitayama carries are 52 and 56 degree lofted TaylorMade Milled Grind 3 versions. His sixty-degree model is a Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks prototype, a wedge that is commonly found in the bags of Tour players. All of them have Dynamic Golf S400 shafts installed.

Kurt Kitayama’s Putter

Kitayama's putter situation includes his history of using models from Odyssey, TaylorMade, and Scotty Cameron, as well as his willingness to alternate between blade, mid-mallet, and mallet designs.

Kitayama now plays with a TaylorMade Spider X in Hydro Blast, the same finish that Rory McIlroy utilizes.

Kurt Kitayama’s Golf Ball

Katiyama has a TP5x model ball. Golf Monthly recently gave this ball a five-star evaluation because it does a great job of combining feel and tour performance in a low-spin golf ball.

FAQs

A. Kurt Kitayama turned professional in 2015.

A. Kurt Kitayama was born in Chico, California.

A. Kurt Kitayama's highest world ranking is 19, attained after winning the 2023 Arnolf Palmer Invitational. However, his current ranking is 30th, as per OWGR. 

A. Kurt Kitayama has four professional wins.

A. Kurt Kitayama's best results in major championships include a T4 in the 2023 PGA Championship.

Recently, Kitayama moved to a Stealth 2 Plus 10.5° driver from a Stealth 2 10.5° driver.

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