The PGA Tour returns to Utah this week for the Bank of Utah Championship as the FedExCup Fall continues, according to a September 28 report. The tournament will be held at the Black Desert Resort, a par 71 course featuring a layout cut through a lava field.
The field includes several notable players, such as Salt Lake City native Tony Finau, who is making his first appearance at the Bank of Utah Championship. Finau is currently ranked No. 100 in the FedExCup Fall. Other significant competitors include past winners Michael Brennan and Matt McCarty. Brennan, the top-ranked golfer in the field, won the Wyndham Championship this August.
International talent is also represented by Jackson Koivun, who was the only player on either team to avoid a loss during the recent Presidents Cup. Other international players include Nick Taylor, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and Taylor Pendrith.
Several local and sponsor-exempt players are scheduled to compete. BYU golfer Kihei Akina is making his third consecutive start at the event. BYU alumnus Tyson Shelley is also set to make his PGA Tour debut.
Arizona State University sophomore Boston Bracken, a St. George native and former Utah Golf Association Player of the Year, is in the field. He is joined by fellow ASU golfer Bowen Mauss, who won back-to-back Utah State Amateur titles in 2025 and 2026.
The Bank of Utah Championship is the second event of the FedExCup Fall. The tournament is vital for players jockeying for position in the standings, as those ranked between No. 51 and No. 60 qualify for the Aon Next 10 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational.
Black Desert Resort's Tom Weiskopf / Phil Smith course saw its front nine open in November 2022 and its back nine in May 2023. The course measures 7,421 yards and features wide fairways with only two water hazards in play.
Television coverage for the event is scheduled from Thursday through Sunday on the Golf Channel from 5-8 p.m. ET. PGA TOUR LIVE will be available on the ESPN App from 9:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday.
