🏆 3M Open Recap: Kitayama Lit Up Minnesota Like It Owed Him Money

Tee Talk ⛳️ | July 29, 2025
No fluff. No layups. Just straight facts and flagsticks.

Let’s just say if you weren’t watching Kurt Kitayama this weekend, you missed a man turning TPC Twin Cities into a pitch-and-putt.

After going full flamethrower mode on Saturday with a record-tying 60, Kitayama closed the door with a cold-blooded 65 on Sunday to finish at -23, barely edging out Sam Stevens (who now knows what heartbreak tastes like: probably like Gatorade and crushed dreams).

20 birdies in 36 holes. That’s not golf. That’s sorcery.

And if that wasn’t enough to get you hyped, he did it with his brother on the bag. Tiger had Stevie, Kurt’s got bloodlines.

😬 WYNDHAM AT THE WYNDHAM? LOL, NAH.

Up next: Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, NC. A classic old-school track that usually brings drama, last-chance FedEx Cup pushes, and weird humid vibes.

But you know who won’t be there?

Wyndham Clark.
You literally have a tournament NAMED AFTER YOU, and you ghost it?

This guy’s been dodging more action than a tee box on a muni par 3. After that locker room "incident" at Oakmont (you know, the one with the tossed 3-iron and the alleged meltdown over the playlist?), Clark’s been on a PR tour softer than his putting stroke under pressure.

Now he’s skipping the Wyndham? Bro. It’s like if Augusta National was called Phil National and Mickelson said, “Nah, I’m good.”

Grow up, Wyndham. The locker room’s fine. You're the one still crying.

📍 Sedgefield Country Club Preview:

• Donald Ross classic. Translation? Slopes like a waterpark.

• Shorter track but rewards precision (and grown men who don’t run from tournaments named after them).

• Look out for players grinding for that last playoff spot—this is where heroes (and FedEx Cup bubble boys) are born.

💰 Top Payouts at 3M:

🎯 Tee Talk’s Vibe Check:

• Kitayama = cold-blooded killer

• Sam Stevens = future bridesmaid

• Wyndham Clark = certified locker room liability

🗓 What’s Next:

🔥 Wyndham Championship – Last shot before the playoffs. Drama guaranteed (unless your name is Wyndham Clark).
📍 Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, NC
🎯 Our Pick? Someone with guts—and a caddie who doesn’t double as a therapist.

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We call birdies and BS with equal enthusiasm.

🍺 Course Beer of the Week: Warm Michelob in a Cart Cupholder

There’s something deeply spiritual about finding a half-warm Michelob Ultra rolling around your cart cupholder on hole 14. Is it gross? Sure. But is it also exactly what you need before trying to cut a 6-iron around a pine tree like you’re Bubba at Augusta?

Absolutely.

Tastes like regret.
Performs like rocket fuel.
Would drink again.