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Defending 3M champ Kurt Kitayama hopes to tap into last year's magic

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  1. Defending champion Kurt Kitayama aims to repeat at the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota.

  2. Kitayama enters the tournament ranked 32nd in FedEx Cup points after 11 straight made cuts and four top-10 finishes.

  3. Last year, he was 110th in points before winning the 3M Open with an 11-under 60 on Saturday and a Sunday 65.

  4. Kitayama has a combined 36 under par in his two starts at TPC Twin Cities, including a T6 in 2024.

  5. He is grouped with PGA Tour rookie Jackson Koivun, whose caddie David Flynn was Kitayama's UNLV teammate.

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