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Kensei Hirata

Age
25
Born
Nov 26, 2000
Birthplace
Osaka, Japan
Turned pro
2021
Plays
Right-handed
Events observed
25
Wins observed
0
Major wins
0

Latest: 2026 Bank of Utah Championship · T100

Biography: ESPN athlete record #5075548. Identity: ESPN athlete id.

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2026 Bank of Utah Championship

THIS WEEK · TOURNAMENT WINDOW · Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026 · Black Desert Resort Golf Course

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PLAYER DNA

Results DNA

SCORING21SCRCONSISTENCY29CONUNDER PAR50UNDCUTS MADE36CUTTOP 1025T10CONTENTION30CNTFORM4FRMMAJORS—MAJPAR 362P3PAR 421P4PAR 512P5
0–100 percentile within the player’s own division cohort. Axes without a published percentile show no point.
Scoring vs field21stHigh · n=55
Consistency29thHigh · n=55
Under-par rounds50thHigh · n=55
Cuts made36thHigh · n=23
Top-10 rate25thHigh · n=23
Contention (top 5)30thHigh · n=23
Recent form4thMedium · n=20
Major performance—Insufficient · n=0
Par-3 scoring62ndMedium · n=141
Par-4 scoring21stHigh · n=393
Par-5 scoring12thMedium · n=102

Last 24 months · Men’s majors + PGA TOUR events with full-field leaderboards. Percentiles withheld below Limited confidence.

Above cohort

No dimension at or above the 75th percentile with medium or high confidence.

Below cohort

  • Recent form 4th
  • Par-5 scoring 12th
  • Scoring vs field 21th
  • Par-4 scoring 21th
  • Top-10 rate 25th

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Raw values, cohort sizes, 24-month and all-observed windows for every dimension.

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FORM

Form trend

+20-5.1202420252026PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry: +2 vs field2025 Sony Open in Hawaii: +1.2 vs field2026 Sony Open in Hawaii: +0.91 vs field2026 The American Express: -1.35 vs field2026 Farmers Insurance Open: -1.77 vs field2026 WM Phoenix Open: -0.15 vs field2026 Puerto Rico Open: -1.73 vs field2026 Valspar Championship: -0.38 vs field2026 Valero Texas Open: -1.51 vs field2026 Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic: -0.57 vs field2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson: +0.57 vs field2026 RBC Canadian Open: -2.17 vs field2026 Corales Puntacana Championship: -2.18 vs field3M Open: -5.1 vs field2026 Rocket Classic: -0.26 vs field2026 Wyndham Championship: -0.68 vs field2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville: -3.74 vs field
Above the line = better than that event’s field average per round. Larger dots are majors.
Data table
EventFinal roundVs fieldFinish
2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville2026-09-20-3.74CUT
2026 Wyndham Championship2026-08-09-0.68T72
2026 Rocket Classic2026-08-02-0.26CUT
3M Open2026-07-26-5.1CUT
2026 Corales Puntacana Championship2026-07-19-2.18CUT
2026 RBC Canadian Open2026-06-14-2.17T72
2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson2026-05-24+0.57T19
2026 Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic2026-05-10-0.57T65
2026 Valero Texas Open2026-04-05-1.51CUT
2026 Valspar Championship2026-03-22-0.38T46
2026 Puerto Rico Open2026-03-08-1.73CUT
2026 WM Phoenix Open2026-02-08-0.15unknown
2026 Farmers Insurance Open2026-02-01-1.7774
2026 The American Express2026-01-25-1.35CUT
2026 Sony Open in Hawaii2026-01-18+0.91T24
2025 Sony Open in Hawaii2025-01-12+1.2unknown
PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry2024-12-15+2T19

ROUND PROFILE

Round by round vs field

R1+0.08All observed · n=17
R2-0.89All observed · n=17
R3-1.16All observed · n=11
R4-1.07All observed · n=10

Average strokes per round better (+) or worse (−) than that round’s field average, full-field events only. Descriptive, not a trait.

FINISHES

Finish distribution

Wins00%
Top 500%
Top 1000%
Top 25313%
Made cut938%
Missed cut1354%
WD / DQ00%

24 full-field starts in coverage.

BAG DNA

How the game grades, club by club

Driver

51st
  • Distance296.5 yards · tour rank 1418th
  • Accuracy68.227844 % fairways · tour rank 1293rd

Irons / approach

25th
  • Greens in regulation65.00975 % holes25th

Short game (sand)

53rd
  • Sand saves51.898735 % saved53rd

Putter

0th
  • Putts per GIR1.811 putts · tour rank 1560th

Scoring

6th
  • Scoring average70.82456 strokes · tour rank 14610th
  • Birdies per round3.122807 birdies · tour rank 1561st

2026 PGA Tour season statistics from ESPN · population 119 players (>= 20 rounds in the season) · as of 2026-10-01. Each component is a mid-rank percentile within the same tour and season population; a category is the mean of its component percentiles.

Bag DNA grades the golfer’s observed performance profile. Equipment shown reflects the latest verified bag snapshot and is not assigned causal credit for performance.

SEASON STATISTICS

2026 PGA Tour statistics

ESPN season statistics as of 2026-10-01; ranks are within the tour’s published population.
StatisticValueTour rank
Scoring average70.82456146
Driving distance296.5141
Driving accuracy %68.22784412
Greens in regulation %65.00975—
Putts per GIR1.811156
Sand saves %51.898735—
Birdies per round3.122807156
Rounds57—
Events21—
Cuts made8—
Top 10s0—
Wins0—
Official money$283,828170

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SEASONS

Season results

Observed in PropBetEdge coverage. Vs field uses full-field leaderboards only.
SeasonEventsFull-field startsWinsTop 10Cuts madeRoundsVs field
20262120007/2047-1.06
202511000/14+1.2
202433002/34+2

Lowest observed round: 63 (−7) in round 2 of 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii. 23 courses played in coverage.

COURSE HISTORY

Where they have played

CourseAppearancesBestTop 10CutsRoundsVs field
Waialae Country Club32401/38+1.06
Black Desert Resort Golf Course11000———
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove1—00/12-3.74
Sedgefield Country Club17201/14-0.68
Detroit Golf Club1—00/12-0.26
TPC Twin Cities1—00/12-5.1
Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course)1—00/12-2.18
Hurstbourne Country Club1—00/1——
TPC Deere Run1—00/1——
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course)17201/14-2.17
Colonial Country Club1—00/1——
TPC Craig Ranch11901/14+0.57

ALL RESULTS

Event history

All observed events
EventFinishRoundsTo parCoverage
2026 Bank of Utah ChampionshipT10070−1Schedule entry
2026 Biltmore Championship AshevilleCUT68-79—Full field · every round
2026 Wyndham ChampionshipT7268-69-70-71−2Full field · every round
2026 Rocket ClassicCUT73-66—Full field · every round
3M OpenCUT78-72—Full field · every round
2026 Corales Puntacana ChampionshipCUT72-74—Full field · every round
2026 ISCO ChampionshipCUT——Full field · every round
2026 John Deere ClassicCUT——Full field · every round
2026 RBC Canadian OpenT7269-68-72-74+3Full field · every round
2026 Charles Schwab ChallengeCUT——Full field · every round
2026 CJ Cup Byron NelsonT1964-65-70-70−15Full field · every round
2026 Oneflight Myrtle Beach ClassicT6570-71-69-72−2Full field · every round
2026 Valero Texas OpenCUT70-73—Full field · every round
2026 Texas Children's Houston OpenCUT——Full field · every round
2026 Valspar ChampionshipT4671-69-74-70EFull field · every round
2026 Puerto Rico OpenCUT70-76—Full field · every round
2026 Cognizant ClassicCUT——Full field · every round
2026 WM Phoenix Open—68-73-70-70—Full field · every round
2026 Farmers Insurance Open7470-70-76-75+3Full field · every round
2026 The American ExpressCUT69-72-69—Full field · every round
2026 Sony Open in HawaiiT2467-69-69-68−7Full field · every round
2025 Sony Open in Hawaii—68-63-70-69—Full field · every round
PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn FerryT1969-74-71-64−2Full field · every round
2024 Zozo ChampionshipT46—−4Full field · every round
2024 Sony Open in HawaiiCUT——Full field · every round
Identity, sources and coverage

Identity: ESPN athlete record. Crosswalk identifiers recorded: espn.

“Observed” totals cover events in PropBetEdge coverage, not complete careers.

Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology