Kitayama Ties Major Record for Lowest Final-Round Score, Credits 'Putter God'
The 33-year-old Californian became the ninth player to shoot 63 in a major final round, aided by 28 putts and 141 feet of made putts.
- On Sunday, Kurt Kitayama shot a 7-under 63 at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club, tying the lowest final round in major championship history.
- Kitayama, a 33-year-old Californian nicknamed "Quadzilla," capitalized on calm conditions after brisk winds died down for the final round at the par-70 course.
- The American credited the "Putter God" for his bogey-free round, using 28 swings to convert more than 141 feet of putts on the greens.
- As the ninth player to shoot 63 in a final round, Kitayama joins historic company including Johnny Miller, who shot 63 at Oakmont in 1973.
- Finishing at three-under 277, Kitayama reflected that he will not wonder where he might have been without the 75 he fired on May 16.
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Golf-Kitayama ties major record for lowest final-round score, credits ‘putter God’
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 (Reuters) – Kurt Kitayama rode a red-hot putter to card a sizzling seven-under-par 63 on Sunday that tied the major championship record for lowest final-round score and propelled him into contention at Aronimink Golf Club. Kitayama is just the second player to shoot a 63 in the final round of a PGA Championship, joining Brad Faxon in 1995, and the ninth overall to do so at one of golf’s four majors. “Th…
Kitayama ties major record for lowest final-round score, credits 'putter God'
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, May 17 : Kurt Kitayama rode a red-hot putter to card a sizzling seven-under-par 63 on Sunday that tied the major championship record for lowest final-round score and propelled him into contention at Aronimink Golf Club.Kitayama is just the second player to shoot a 63 in the fina
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