Utah Championship

Utah Championship
Tournament information
Location Farmington, Utah, U.S.
Established 1990, 27 years ago
Course(s) Oakridge Country Club
Par 72
Length 7,653 yards (6,998 m)
Tour(s) Web.com Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $700,000
Month played July
Current champion
United States Brice Garnett
Oakridge Country Club
Location in the United States
Oakridge Country Club
Location in Utah

The Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank is a professional golf tournament on the Web.com 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]

The tournament moved to Thanksgiving Point Golf Club in 2015, a few miles north of Utah Lake and along the Jordan River. Formerly played in early September, the tournament moved to late July in 2011 and to mid-July in 2012. The average elevation of the course is slightly over 4,500 feet (1,370 m) above sea level and it was designed by Johnny Miller. In 2017, the tournament moved to Oakridge Country Club in Farmington.

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 2015 was $650,000, with a winner's share of $117,000.

Winners

Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

Utah Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission

Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank

Utah EnergySolutions Championship

Envirocare Utah Classic

Utah Classic

BUY.COM Utah Classic

NIKE Utah Classic

Ben Hogan Utah Classic

References

  1. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (February 23, 2000). "Utah Classic is in trouble again". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D3.
  2. 1 2 Sorensen, Mike (September 17, 1990). "Hottest Hogan golfer wins Utah Classic". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2D.
  3. 1 2 "Johnson rallies at Utah Open". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. September 8, 2003. p. B6.
  4. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (September 23, 1991). "Ted Tryba claims Utah Classic crown". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 2D.

Coordinates: 41°00′07″N 111°55′12″W / 41.002°N 111.920°W / 41.002; -111.920

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