Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect.

At Texas, Kite was a first-team All-American in 1972 when he also shared the individual NCAA championship with team mate Ben Crenshaw.

Known for his innovation, he was the first to add a third wedge to his bag, one of the first players to use a sports psychologist, and one of the first to emphasize physical fitness for game improvement.

He also underwent laser eye surgery, due to his partial blindness,[4] in a bid to improve his game late in his career.

"[6] In 2005 he led the PGA Tour's Booz Allen Classic by one shot going into the final round at the age of 55.

If he had been able to stay ahead he would have beaten Sam Snead's record as the oldest winner on the PGA Tour by three years, but he fell away to finish tied 13th, seven shots behind Sergio García.

Kite played the Champions Tour until 2020, claiming ten victories including one senior major, The Countrywide Tradition.