Kurt Kitayama fires final-round 65 to win 3M Open by 1 stroke

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BLAINE, Minn. -- Kurt Kitayama finished a sizzling weekend with a final-round 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Sam Stevens by one stroke for his second PGA Tour victory.

Kitayama, who shot a career-best and tournament-record-tying 60 on Saturday to enter the final round within one of the leaders, birdied six of the first eight holes to build a cushion on a 91-degree afternoon at the TPC Twin Cities.

"Getting off to a start like that kind of helps settle you down," Kitayama said. "Final round, second-to-last group, there's definitely some nerves."

Kitayama took bogey on the par-3 17th hole for the third straight day, which shrunk his lead to one while playing in the…