F-22: Top 60 points leaders in the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22, 2023

The Chico, Calif., native will make his third U.S. Open startd by getting inside the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 22. Kitayama broke through for his first PGA Tour win in March when he captured the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. Since turning professional in 2015, Kitayama has bounced around various tours, but finally earned his PGA Tour card by finishing third in the 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals. He has toiled on the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour), Asian Tour and European Tour (now DP World Tour). He owns four professional victories, two of which have come on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Oman Open and the 2018 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, which was co-sanctioned with the Asia Tour and Sunshine Tour. Kitayama played for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from 2011-15.

U.S. Open Results

YEAR
SITE
SCORES
TO PAR
FINISH
2023
The Los Angeles Country Club (North Course)
75-70
+5
MC
2022
The Country Club
74-73
+7
MC
2020
Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)
70-77
+7
MC

YEAR

2023

SITE

The Los Angeles Country Club (North Course)

SCORES

75-70

TO PAR

+5

FINISH

MC

YEAR

2022

SITE

The Country Club

SCORES

74-73

TO PAR

+7

FINISH

MC

YEAR

2020

SITE

Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course)

SCORES

70-77

TO PAR

+7

FINISH

MC