Kurt Kitayama will earn $1.512 million in prize money as the winner of the 2025 3M Open, part of an $8.4 million purse. The PGA Tour tournament was played from July 24 to July 27 at the TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.
Thorbjorn Olesen and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead entering the final round of the tournament on Sunday, but Kurt Kitayama jumped out to a lead early on. He held on to finish one-shot ahead of Sam Stevens, who won $915,600 with his second place finish. Matt Wallace, Jake Knapp, Pierceson Coady and David Lipsky finished in third place. William Mouw, Alex Noren and Takumi Kanaya tied for seventh. Noah Goodwin and Chris Gotterup rounded out the top 10.
Kitayama, who won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2023, was joined by his older brother, Daniel Kitayama, who was his caddie for the tournament. Kitayama battled to make the cut on Friday and then shot a 60 in the third round. A 6-under 65 round on Sunday put him at 23-under for the tournament. Kitayama locked up a spot in the FedExCup Playoffs with the victory.
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“Yesterday’s round felt like I didn’t have any control. I hit some balls after, talked to my coach, Chris Como, and kind of worked through some things on the range. Felt like I found something that I could go with. And warming up today, felt pretty good and it kind of showed on the course. Yeah, was happy I was able to find that,” Kitayama told reporters on Saturday. “Working with my coach, Chris Como. He’s really improved my driving. I feel like I’m hitting it straighter and just more comfortable pulling out driver on holes I would never have hit driver on and I think that’s been the key.”
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Kitayama, who won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2023, talked about what has changed in his game since his first career win, saying, ” I think overall probably more complete, more consistent ball-striker. You know, just feel more comfortable over shots, tough shots, feel more comfortable hitting the hard shot. I’d say that’s the biggest thing.”
3M Open 2025 Purse
The PGA Tour released the following purse distribution for the top players in the 2025 Rocket Classic golf tournament:
| PLACE | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1st | $1,512,000 |
| 2nd | $915,600 |
| 3rd | $579,600 |
| 4th | $411,600 |
| 5th | $344,400 |
| 6th | $304,500 |
| 7th | $283,500 |
| 8th | $262,500 |
| 9th | $245,700 |
| 10th | $228,900 |
| 11th | $212,100 |
| 12th | $195,300 |
| 13th | $178,500 |
| 14th | $161,700 |
| 15th | $153,300 |
| 16th | $144,900 |
| 17th | $136,500 |
| 18th | $128,100 |
| 19th | $119,700 |
| 20th | $111,300 |
| 21st | $102,900 |
| 22nd | $94,500 |
| 23rd | $87,780 |
| 24th | $81,060 |
| 25th | $74,340 |
| 26th | $67,620 |
| 27th | $65,100 |
| 28th | $62,580 |
| 29th | $60,060 |
| 30th | $57,540 |
| 31st | $55,020 |
| 32nd | $52,500 |
| 33rd | $49,980 |
| 34th | $47,880 |
| 35th | $45,780 |
| 36th | $43,680 |
| 37th | $41,580 |
| 38th | $39,900 |
| 39th | $38,220 |
| 40th | $36,540 |
| 41st | $34,860 |
| 42nd | $33,180 |
| 43rd | $31,500 |
| 44th | $29,820 |
| 45th | $28,140 |
| 46th | $26,460 |
| 47th | $24,780 |
| 48th | $23,436 |
| 49th | $22,260 |
| 50th | $21,588 |
| 51st | $21,084 |
| 52nd | $20,580 |
| 53rd | $20,244 |
| 54th | $19,908 |
| 55th | $19,740 |
| 56th | $19,572 |
| 57th | $19,404 |
| 58th | $19,236 |
| 59th | $19,068 |
| 60th | $18,900 |
| 61st | $18,732 |
| 62nd | $18,564 |
| 63rd | $18,396 |
| 64th | $18,228 |
| 65th | $18,060 |
| 66th | $17,892 |
| 67th | $17,724 |
| 68th | $17,556 |
| 69th | $17,388 |
| 70th | $17,220 |
The PGA Tour Heads to the Wyndham Championship Next
The PGA Tour will head next to the Wyndham Championship, with a purse of $8.2 million on the line. The tournament will be played from July 31 to August 3 at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. The defending champion is Aaron Rai.
After the Wyndham Championship, the FedExCup Playoffs will get underway. The first tournament in the playoffs is the FedEx St. Jude Championship, followed by the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship.
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