Kurt Kitayama will try for another top-10 finish in the 2026 The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday at Muirfield Village GC after he finished 10th in the PGA Championship on May 14-17. He has +6000 odds to win. Let’s break down his recent performances to help you place your best bets on Kitayama before he tees off in Dublin, OH.
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Kitayama to win the 2026 The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday +6000
Kurt Kitayama’s recent tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Finish | Score | Shots Behind Leader | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14-17 | PGA Championship | 10 | 70-69-75-63 (-3) | 6 | $496,708 |
| May 7-10 | Truist Championship | 19 | 72-67-66-74 (-5) | 10 | $242,100 |
| April 30 – May 3 | Miami Championship | 9 | 76-64-72-67 (-9) | 10 | $500,000 |
| April 16-19 | RBC Heritage | 8 | 69-65-68-71 (-11) | 7 | $555,000 |
| April 9-12 | Masters Tournament | 51 | 69-79-75-72 (+7) | 19 | $55,350 |
Kurt Kitayama’s recent performance
- In this week’s event, Kitayama will seek his fifth straight top-20 finish.
- Kitayama has qualified for the weekend in six straight events.
- Kitayama has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -4 those five times he’s made the cut.
- Kitayama has finished in the top 20 four times over his last five events, finishing as high as the top 10 in three of those outings.
- Kitayama has finshed below par nine times, completed his day without a bogey three times and finished 10 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 16 rounds played.
- He has carded the best score of the day twice while finishing with a top-five score on four occasions and a top-10 score in five of his last 16 rounds.
Kurt Kitayama’s last five outings
| Events | Within Three Shots | Within Five Shots | Below Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kurt Kitayama’s Last Time Out
- Kitayama fared better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on two of the 16 par-3 holes at the PGA Championship (the other golfers averaged 1.1).
- On the 16 par-3 holes at the PGA Championship, Kitayama had four bogeys or worse (more than the field average of 3.4).
- Kitayama recorded more birdies or better (13) than the tournament average of 4.8 on the 48 par-4 holes at the PGA Championship.
- At that last competition, Kitayama’s performance on the 48 par-4 holes included a bogey or worse nine times (compared to the field’s better average of 8.4).
- Kitayama finished the PGA Championship bettering the field’s average of birdies or better on par-5 holes (2.5) with four on the eight par-5 holes.
- On the eight par-5 holes at the PGA Championship, Kitayama had one bogey or worse, more than the field average (0.6).
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