US PGA Championship 2026, day four – live updates
Kurt Kitayama had an impressive performance at the US PGA Championship, shooting a 63 on the final day. Despite this achievement, he is unlikely to surpass his best finish in the tournament, which was a tie for fourth in 2023. Kitayama's earlier struggles during the tournament may affect his final ranking, but he still has a chance to finish in the top ten.
- ▪Kurt Kitayama shot a 63 on the final day of the US PGA Championship.
- ▪He finished the tournament at -4, which may not be enough to better his previous best finish.
- ▪Kitayama experienced a significant setback during the tournament with a poor run of holes between 9 and 12.
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37s ago13.11 EDTKitayama shoots 63It was once the holy grail in the majors. Now it’s one off the men’s record of 62. But it’s still quite the feat, even if Aronimink is only a par 70. Kurt Kitayama went out in 30 this morning, illustrating the aforementioned benefit of an early start in calm conditions, then came back in 33, a birdie at the last the final flourish. Finishing his week at -4, it’s probably not going to be enough to better his PGA Championship best, a tie for fourth in 2023, but it’s been a great week for the 33-year-old Californian, who has an outside chance of finishing in the top ten at a major for only the second time. How he’ll rue yesterday’s collapse around the turn: a run of 7-5-5-6 between holes 9 and 12 that cost him six strokes.
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