Kurt Kitayama handles a windy Bay Hill as Jon Rahm falters

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama has experience facing some of the best players in golf. He’ll get that experience again at Bay Hill in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Kitayama had a 68 and built a two-shot lead going into the weekend. Right behind was Jordan Spieth. The three-time major champion got a huge break on the 18th that allowed him to make bogey for a 69. Kitayama was runner-up last year to Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy. Now he has a half-dozen players behind from the top 20 in the world. Rahm had a 76 and fell six shots behind.