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Utah Championship

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.

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 4,300 feet (1,310 m) above sea level.

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

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Utah Championship
2024 Australia Karl Vilips 259 −25 2 strokes United States Matt McCarty
United States Joe Weiler
2023 Canada Roger Sloan 260 −24 1 stroke United States Chris Petefish
2022 United States Andrew Kozan 263 −21 1 stroke United States Patrick Fishburn
United States Justin Suh
United States Ashton van Horne
2021 United States Joshua Creel 260 −24 2 strokes United States Hayden Buckley
United States Taylor Montgomery
United States Peter Uihlein
2020 United States Kyle Jones 264 −20 Playoff United States Paul Haley II
United States Daniel Summerhays
2019 Norway Kristoffer Ventura 270 −14 Playoff United States Joshua Creel
2018 United States Cameron Champ 260 −24 1 stroke United States Steven Ihm
2017 United States Brice Garnett 263 −21 1 stroke Mexico Abraham Ancer
United States Austin Cook
2016 United States Nicholas Lindheim 269 −15 2 strokes United States J. J. Spaun
2015 United States Patton Kizzire 269 −19 Playoff South Korea Kang Sung-hoon
2014 United States Andres Gonzales 263 −21 4 strokes United States Travis Bertoni
Australia Adam Crawford
South Korea Kang Sung-hoon
2013 New Zealand Steven Alker 262 −22 Playoff Australia Ashley Hall
2012 United States Doug LaBelle II 269 −15 1 stroke United States Scott Gutschewski
United States James Hahn
United States Michael Putnam
United States Sam Saunders
2011 United States J. J. Killeen 262 −22 4 strokes United States Jeff Gove
2010 United States Michael Putnam 266 −18 3 strokes New Zealand Bradley Iles
Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas
2009 United States Josh Teater 264 −20 4 strokes United States Tyler Aldridge
2008 United States Brendon Todd 262 −22 6 strokes United States Ryan Hietala
United States Jeff Klauk
Australia Won Joon Lee
Australia Marc Leishman
United States Brian Smock
United States Kyle Thompson
Utah EnergySolutions Championship
2007 United States Franklin Langham 264 −20 2 strokes Wales Richard Johnson
2006 United States Craig Kanada 272 −16 1 stroke Australia Gavin Coles
United States Ken Duke
United States Bryce Molder
United States Michael Putnam
Envirocare Utah Classic
2005 United States Garrett Willis 275 −13 1 stroke United States Kris Cox
Australia Mathew Goggin
United States Brian Henninger
2004 United States Brett Wetterich 272 −16 1 stroke Japan Ryuji Imada
United States Franklin Langham
2003 United States Zach Johnson 267 −21 1 stroke United States Bobby Gage
Utah Classic
2002 United States Arron Oberholser 202 −14 2 strokes United States Doug Barron
United States Brian Claar
Buy.com Utah Classic
2001 United States David Sutherland 272 −16 1 stroke United States Danny Briggs
2000 United States Andy Morse 269 −19 2 strokes United States John Riegger
Nike Utah Classic
1999 United States Carl Paulson 266 −22 6 strokes United States Craig Bowden
South Africa Marco Gortana
1997–98: No tournament
1996 United States Michael Christie 196 −20 4 strokes United States R. W. Eaks
1995 Canada Glen Hnatiuk 203 −13 Playoff United States Franklin Langham
United States Harry Rudolph
1994 United States Chris Perry 205 −11 1 stroke United States David Duval
1993 United States Sean Murphy 204 −12 Playoff United States Curt Byrum
United States Jim Carter
United States Tommy Moore
Ben Hogan Utah Classic
1992 Australia Jeff Woodland 202 −14 3 strokes United States David Jackson
United States Brian Kamm
1991 United States Ted Tryba 202 −14 1 stroke United States Webb Heintzelman
1990 United States John Daly 203 −13 1 stroke United States R. W. Eaks

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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

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