Utah Championship

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Utah Championship
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Tournament information
Location Farmington, Utah
Established1990
Course(s) Oakridge Country Club
Par72
Length7,653 yards (6,998 m)
Tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Cameron Champ (2018)
260 Joshua Creel (2021)
260 Roger Sloan (2023)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Sloan
Location Map
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Oakridge CC
Location in the United States
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Oakridge CC
Location in Utah

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

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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 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, [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
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Sloan 260−241 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chris Petefish
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Kozan 263−211 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Fishburn
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Suh
Flag of the United States.svg Ashton van Horne
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Creel 260−242 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Hayden Buckley
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Montgomery
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Jones 264−20Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhays
2019 Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ventura 270−14Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Creel
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Champ 260−241 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steven Ihm
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brice Garnett 263−211 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Ancer
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cook
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Lindheim 269−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Spaun
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Patton Kizzire 269−19Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Andres Gonzales 263−214 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Travis Bertoni
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Crawford
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon
2013 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker 262−22Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Doug LaBelle II 269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Gutschewski
Flag of the United States.svg James Hahn
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Putnam
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Saunders
2011 Flag of the United States.svg J. J. Killeen 262−224 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gove
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Putnam 266−183 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Bradley Iles
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonattan Vegas
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Teater 264−204 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Aldridge
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd 262−226 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hietala
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Klauk
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Won Joon Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Smock
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Thompson
Utah EnergySolutions Championship
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham 264−202 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Richard Johnson
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Kanada 272−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavin Coles
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Duke
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Molder
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Putnam
Envirocare Utah Classic
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Willis 275−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kris Cox
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Goggin
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Henninger
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Wetterich 272−161 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Imada
Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 267−211 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Gage
Utah Classic
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Arron Oberholser 202 [lower-alpha 1] −142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Doug Barron
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar
Buy.com Utah Classic
2001 Flag of the United States.svg David Sutherland 272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Danny Briggs
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Morse 269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Riegger
Nike Utah Classic
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Paulson 266−226 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Craig Bowden
Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Gortana
1997–98: No tournament
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Christie 196−204 strokes Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks
1995 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glen Hnatiuk 203−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
Flag of the United States.svg Harry Rudolph
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry 205−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg David Duval
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy 204−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Carter
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Moore
Ben Hogan Utah Classic
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Woodland 202−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Jackson
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Kamm
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba 202−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Webb Heintzelman
1990 Flag of the United States.svg John Daly 203−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg 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.

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