Kitayama can mix it with the best of them When Kurt Kitayama’s ball finally found the bottom of the cup on his seventh attempt at the par-4 9th hole, he could have been forgiven for accepting it wasn’t going to be his day. Ad In a flash, his hard-earned, two-shot lead vanished and he slipped down a leaderboard featuring some of the world’s best players in the form of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth — all of whom know how to get the job done on the PGA Tour. Arnold Palmer InvitationalMolinari recalls ‘monster’ putt to win Arnold Palmer Invitational in 201901/03/2023 AT 12:59 But to that list, we can now add Kitayama.