After losing by one shot to Rory Mcllroy, Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm on golf courses around the world, Kurt Kitayama beat them all by one shot at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, pocketing $3.6 million and winning the cardigan. . red.
The title seemed to slip out of Kitayama’s grasp several times, but no one in the star-studded pursuit pack took advantage of his mistakes.
“I think just a bit of luck finally went my way. When it’s this close at the top, that’s what you need. Anyone probably could have won it. Fortunately, it turned out to be me,” Kitayama said. The Muscatine Journal.
Kurt Kitayama was raised by an Asian-American father and a Japanese mother.
Kurt Kitayama was born on January 14, 1993 to Rumiko and Clifford Kitayama. He grew up with his older brother, Daniel, in Chico, California.
Clifford, a renowned entomologist in California, founded the agricultural consulting firm Scientific Methods in January 1980. In 2013, Scientific Methods received the California Department of Agriculture’s Innovative Program Award.
He left Scientific Methods in December 2014 and launched Kitayama Ag. Services, an independent agricultural consultancy. Clifford’s Linkedin page says:
“Kitayama Ag Services provides insect, disease and weed monitoring and makes the necessary recommendations to produce an optimal crop with minimal risk and cost. Being independent allows us to not have to make biased recommendations tied to specific chemicals or chemical distributors.”
Little information is available about Rumiko. Kitayama’s parents have supported her golf career since she began playing at age 5.
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