Utah Championship Explained

Utah Championship
Location:Farmington, Utah
Establishment:1990
Course:Oakridge Country Club
Par:72
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:August
Aggregate:259 Karl Vilips (2024)
To-Par:−25 as above
Current Champion: Karl Vilips
Map:USA#USA Utah
Map Label:Oakridge CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:41.002°N -111.92°W

The Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health is a professional golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour, played at Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, Utah.

One of the original tournaments of the 1990 Ben Hogan Tour as the Utah Classic, the tournament has been played every year but two (1997–1998). The first seven (1990–1996) were played in Provo at Riverside Country Club and the next sixteen (1999–2014) at Willow Creek in Sandy.[1]

Formerly played in early September, the tournament moved to late July in 2011 and to mid-July in 2012. It moved to Thanksgiving Point Golf Club in Lehi in 2015, a few miles north of Utah Lake and along the Jordan River. In 2017, the tournament moved north to Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, between Salt Lake City and Ogden; its average elevation is slightly under 4300feet above sea level.

Two major champions have won this event: John Daly won $20,000 in the inaugural edition in 1990,[2] and Zach Johnson won $81,000 in 2003.[3] The purse in 2018 was $700,000, with a winner's share of $126,000.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Utah Championship
259 −25 2 strokes Matt McCarty
Joe Weiler
Roger Sloan 260 −24 1 stroke Chris Petefish
263 −21 1 stroke Patrick Fishburn
Justin Suh
Ashton van Horne
260 −24 2 strokes Hayden Buckley
Taylor Montgomery
Peter Uihlein
264 −20 Playoff Paul Haley II
Daniel Summerhays
Kristoffer Ventura 270 −14 Playoff Joshua Creel
Cameron Champ 260 −24 1 stroke Steven Ihm
Brice Garnett 263 −21 1 stroke Abraham Ancer
Austin Cook
Nicholas Lindheim 269 −15 2 strokes J. J. Spaun
Patton Kizzire 269 −19 Playoff Kang Sung-hoon
Andres Gonzales 263 −21 4 strokes Travis Bertoni
Adam Crawford
Kang Sung-hoon
262 −22 Playoff Ashley Hall
Doug LaBelle II 269 −15 1 stroke Scott Gutschewski
James Hahn
Michael Putnam
Sam Saunders
J. J. Killeen 262 −22 4 strokes Jeff Gove
Michael Putnam 266 −18 3 strokes Bradley Iles
Jhonattan Vegas
Josh Teater 264 −20 4 strokes Tyler Aldridge
Brendon Todd 262 −22 6 strokes Ryan Hietala
Jeff Klauk
Won Joon Lee
Marc Leishman
Brian Smock
Kyle Thompson
Utah EnergySolutions Championship
264 −20 2 strokes Richard Johnson
Craig Kanada 272 −16 1 stroke Gavin Coles
Ken Duke
Bryce Molder
Michael Putnam
Envirocare Utah Classic
275 −13 1 stroke Kris Cox
Mathew Goggin
Brian Henninger
Brett Wetterich 272 −16 1 stroke Ryuji Imada
Franklin Langham
Zach Johnson 267 −21 1 stroke Bobby Gage
Utah Classic
Arron Oberholser 202 −14 2 strokes Doug Barron
Brian Claar
Buy.com Utah Classic
272 −16 1 stroke Danny Briggs
269 −19 2 strokes John Riegger
Nike Utah Classic
Carl Paulson 266 −22 6 strokes Craig Bowden
Marco Gortana
1997–98: No tournament
Michael Christie 196 −20 4 strokes R. W. Eaks
203 −13 Playoff Franklin Langham
Harry Rudolph
Chris Perry 205 −11 1 stroke David Duval
Sean Murphy 204 −12 Playoff Curt Byrum
Jim Carter
Tommy Moore
Ben Hogan Utah Classic
Jeff Woodland 202 −14 3 strokes David Jackson
Brian Kamm
202 −14 1 stroke Webb Heintzelman
203 −13 1 stroke R. W. Eaks
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

External links

41.002°N -111.92°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Utah Classic is in trouble again . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Sorensen . Mike . February 23, 2000 . D3 .
  2. News: Hottest Hogan golfer wins Utah Classic . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Sorensen . Mike . September 17, 1990 . 2D .
  3. News: Johnson rallies at Utah Open . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . September 8, 2003 . B6.