Kitayama closed with a one-under 69 on Sunday at The Open Championship to finish one-under and tied for 40th.
Analysis:Kitayama ranked seventh among the field in SG: Around-the-Green and 14th in SG: Tee-to-Green throughout his week at Royal Birkdale, but he also lost 0.57 strokes with the flat stick per round. He drops three spots to No. 32 in the FedExCup standings ahead of his upcoming title defense effort at TPC Twin Cities, having won last year's 3M Open by one shot over runner-up Sam Stevens.
