Unheralded Kitayama shares early lead with Garcia


Splendid round: Kurt Kitayama of the US plays a shot during round one of the Singapore Open yesterday. — AFP

SINGAPORE: His name doesn’t ring a bell.

But the unheralded American golfer Kurt Kita­yama (pic) made everyone sit up and take notice of his talent when he fired an opening five-under 66 to share the clubhouse lead with US Masters champion Sergio Garcia at the SMBC Singapore Open.

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