PGA TOUR newbie Matt McCarty wins the inaugural Black Desert Championship by three over Stephan Jaeger, with Zac Blair low UPOT at 66th. Tour executive and Utah native Tyler Dennis gives his take on the historic event, and Chad McWilliams of Greater Zion joins in with what it means for promoting southern Utah golf. And we hear from McCarty on his r…

It's the Black Desert Championship, baby! The PGA TOUR is back in Utah after 61 years. We talk with Patrick Manning, Jay Don Blake, Laury Livsey, Zac Blair, Kihei Akina, and, oh yeah, Bruce Brockbank, too, because BYU won the Big 12 Match Play. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

The pros are going low at the Black Desert Championship as the PGA TOUR returns to Utah for the first time in 61 years. Jay Don Blake's 500th TOUR start is official. Mike Weir and Zac Blair lead the UPOTs. Weir, Blair and Bowen Mauss join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

It's finally Black Desert week and we are ready! So are Jay Don Blake, Mike Weir, Zac Jones and Peter Kuest, who all join the pod to talk about their different journeys to this historic event, with none more meaningful than Jay Don's. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We listen in on the Black Desert Championship pre-tournament presser with Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn, courtesy of the Fishin' for Birdies podcast. (You should subscribe! It's terrific.) Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Michael Dadlani wins the Riverside Am for the second time in three years, with a (-6) 66, good for a one-shot victory over Carey Shinkle and Stuart Gold. Dadlani joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

International Team Captain and Utah Golf legend Mike Weir joins the live show on ESPN 700 with his thoughts on the Presidents Cup. We get to know Black Desert Championship Tournament Director John Coolbaugh, and chat with recent winners Robin Krapfl and Gordie Gatrell. All from Farmers and Chemist world headquarters in Midvale. Pod sponsored by Gol…

Team USA wins the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal 18.5-11.5 over Captain Mike Weir's International team. Tony Finau gets two points, both paired with Xander Schauffele in four-ball sessions. Weir gives his final take courtesy of PGA Tour Media. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Former University of Nebraska golf coach and Arizona resident Robin Krapfl comes to Utah and goes home with the UGA Womens Senior State Am title. Krapfl joins the pod and tells us this was an unlikely win. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

In a remarkable 60 minute span we review, Team USA likely put the Presidents Cup out of reach going into Sunday Singles. And we look back on a meaningful comment from Keegan Bradley from earlier in the week. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We take the live show on ESPN 700 to Royal Montreal for the Presidents Cup, with help from the Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner and my new best friends the Weir Here Fore Weir gang. We celebrate the Utes' second win in a row with Coach Garrett Clegg and go deep on a better way to approach the game with Jon Sherman. And we celebrate the new Tee Box in Cen…

Tony Finau teams with Xander Schauffele for the first USA point in the Presidents Cup, opening the flood gates to a 5-0 spank down on Day 1. We listen in on the pairings assignments for Day 2, with thank to PGA Tour Media. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Cameron Saunders, Matt Baird and Casey Fowles move on from a Utah Section PGA Black Desert Championship pre-qualifier held at Riverside CC. Baird joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Utah PGA officer Tracey Zobell helps us celebrate the Gladstan Open and the very cool Black Desert Championship pre-Qs on the live show on ESPN 700, and we preview Utah Tech men, Westminster women and BYU women golf teams. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We celebrate the Utes record setting double win at the Palouse Collegiate with Coach Garrett Clegg on the live show on ESPN 700. We wrap up the Utah PGA Section Championship and get the deets on more Utah players receiving invitations to the Black Desert Championship. And we put a bow on Golf Week with Carson Lundell and Stuart Wilson. Pod sponsore…

Davis Park pro Zach Johnson joins the live show on ESPN 700 to celebrate the Davis Park Am. St. Andrews starter Rod Sturrock is in town for the Friendship Cup and recounts his years at the Old Course. Dustin Volk with the deets on his 28 (!). And we put a wrap on the UGA Four-Ball. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Randy Hicken and Mike Jorgensen beat Steve Borget and Dan Hatch in the Utah Four-Ball Championship, taking 28 holes to record the longest match in Utah golf history. Hicken joins the pod to tell us how it all went down. We summarize highlights from day one. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We preview the fall season for the Utes with Garrett Clegg and the Cougs with Todd Miller, and put a bow on the Utah Senior State Am, on the live show on ESPN 700. The Country Club pro Haley Sturgeon joins in with deets on her experience at the LPGA Q. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Jon Wright makes Utah golf history with his second Senior State Am title to go with his two State Ams, the first player to win two of each championship. Rick Lloyd wins the Super Senior division, his second, and Michael Hacker wins the Legends division. Wright and Lloyd join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Former champ Jon Wright and David Booth will play for the Utah Senior State Am championship at Hubbard GC Thursday morning. Randy Hicken and Rick Lloyd are finalists in the Super Senior Division, with Todd Barker and Michael Hacker in the Legends Division final. Senior Division semi-finalists Wright and Brigham Gibbs, and Legend Division semi-final…

Top players with shiny pedigrees moved on to the quarter finals in the UGA Senior State Am at Hubbard GC. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

John Owen is medalist in the stroke play portion of the Utah Senior State Am being played at Hubbard Golf Course as the match play brackets are set. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We celebrate the life of 2024 Utah Golf Hall of Fame inductee Eric Hogg with his sister Amy Porter-Nichols on the live show on ESPN 700. Steele Dewald gives us an update on his golf journey. Kurt Kraigthorpe helps us make sense of the Korn Ferry Tour playoffs and what they mean for Danny Summerhays. Podcast sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Colorado pro Derek Fribbs wins his second Utah Open with a two-shot victory over former champ Patrick Fishburn on the strength of a course record 61 in the final round on a rain-softened Riverside CC. Kurt Kraigthorpe and Sean Walker help break it all down. Fribbs and Fishburn join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

We celebrate the Utah Open on the live show on ESPN 700 with Utah PGA officers Jeff John and Craig Norman, BYU Cougars past, present and future in the Open with Coach Bruce Brockbank, 50 years of the Open with 1974 champ Mike Malaska, and the incredible 1985 Open with Wesley Ruff. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Former Ute and State Am champ Martin Leon comes back to Utah for the summer and wins the Salt Lake City Open with a one-stroke victory over pro Rhett Rasmussen. Leon and Rasmussen join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We celebrate the Salt Lake City Open with Bonneville head pro Lynsey Myers, and relish this great event's meaningful history with sports writing legend Mike Sorensen on the live show on ESPN 700. We put a bow on the Utah Women's Open with champion Adeline Wach and tee up the Utah Open with Riverside head pro Chris Moody. Pod sponsored by Goldenwest…

Karl Vilips wins the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Oakridge CC. Danny Summerhays leads the nine UPOTs in the field with a T13. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Danny Summerhays and Cooper Jones make their move on moving day at the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Oakridge. Danny is T13, Cooper T18 after R3. Jones joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

So much #UtahGolf this week! We celebrate the Mountainland Valley View Open with head pro Pete Stone, and seven UPOTs making the cut at the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship. We reflect on her 6th State Am win with the incomparable Kelsey Chugg, celebrate a historic week of Utah junior golf, and tee up a new First Tee program at Eaglewood with Coac…

Seven Utah players made the cut at the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Oakridge, led by local hero Danny Summerhays who is T15 at (-10) 132. Former BYU star and Utah resident Peter Kuest had an unusual second round that included an eagle and an albatross. Summerhays and Kuest join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Danny Summerhays sits at T5 after an opening round (-7) 64 in the Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship being played at Oakridge CC. Amateurs Cooper Jones and Kihei Akina are at T23 with (-5) 66s. Peter Kuest, Conner Howe, Preston Summerhays, Carson Lundell, Max Brenchley and Cole Ponich are also in the field. Akina joins the pod. Sponsored by Golden…

Kelsey Chugg wins her 6th (yeah, 6th!) State Am title with a 1-up victory over Ali Mulhall in the final. Chugg and Mulhall join the pod. Kurt Kragthorpe of Fairways Magazine and Sean Walker of KSL Sports help us put it in historical context. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We bring you the finals of the Utah Women's State Am from Talons Cove on the live show on ESPN 700 with shot-by-shot updates from the course from Talons GM Kareen Larson. We sit down with 2024 Utah Golf Hall of Fame inductee Randy Dodson of Fairways Magazine, tee up the Utah Women's Open with Utah PGA ED Devin Dehlin and put a bow on the great week…

Co-medalist Ali Mulhall and five-time champ Kelsey Chugg will face off in the Utah Women's State Am finals at Talons Cove on Saturday morning. Mulhall and Chugg join the pod. Kurt Kragthopre of Fairways Magazine and Sean Walker of ksl.com join to break down how they got here. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Co-medalists Ali Mulhall and Jenna Anderson, as well as Kelsey Chugg, Grace Summerhays and Leighton Shosted are still standing as the Women's State Am quarter finals are set. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps break down the biggest day of the championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Ali Mulhall and Jenna Anderson are stroke play co-medalists as the match play bracket is set at the Utah Women's State Am being played at Talons Cove. Mulhall, Anderson and 5-time champion Kelsey Chugg join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

UPOTs Patrick Fishburn and Mitchell Schow, both former Utah State Am champions, made noise in the Barracuda Championship, Patrick with a solo 3rd and Mitchell with a T17 in his PGA Tour debut. Patrick and Mitchell join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Black Desert's Patrick Manning joins the live show on ESPN 700 for an update on preparations for the Black Desert Championship and we celebrate the Brigham City Open at Eagle Mountain with Utah PGA pro Chris Marx. We catch up with 2-time USGA Adaptive Open champ Max Togisala and put a bow on a great State Am. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Longtime Utah PGA pro Todd Tanner won the Utah Senior Open by three over Jeff Jolley, who was low am. Tanner joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Cole Ponich wins the first hole, never lost his lead, and won the 126th Utah State Am 2 and 1 over BYU teammate Cooper Jones. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us break it all down. Ponich and Jones join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

We bring you the finals of the Utah State Am on the live show on ESPN 700 while celebrating the Ogden Golf and Country Club, which is hosting this year's championship. We are joined by the UGA's Easton Folster and Colin Clawson, as well as Carter Randal, Rob Despain, Jerry Comer, Bob Wallis, Greg Gillmore and Victoria Thompson from the OGCC. Sponso…

BYU teammates Cole Ponich and Cooper Jones will meet in the final of the 126th Utah State Amateur Championship at the Ogden Golf and Country Club. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to break down how they got there with victories and the quarters and semis. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…

Elijah Turner defeats 2022 champ Zac Jones in a Round of 16 match at the Utah State Am at the Ogden Country Club. Cooper Jones gets to the quarters for the first time, and we'd all better pay attention to Aidan Thain. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to break down the thickest golf day of the year as the quarter finals are set.…

Medalist Tyson Shelley barely survives a Round of 64 match with younger brother Austin and defending champ Simon Kwon is defeated in the Utah State Am at Ogden Country Club. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

BYU's Tyson Shelley takes medalist honors in the stroke play portion of the 126th Utah State Amateur Championship at the Ogden Golf and Country Club. Teammate Cole Ponich is one shot back. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Four BYU players sit atop the leaderboard after Round 1 at the 126th Utah State Amateur Championship. Cole Ponich and Zach Jones are T1 at 65 followed by teammates defending champ Simon Kwon at 66 and Tyson Shelley at 67. Jones joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Utah PGA pros Brian Fiedler and Troy Watkins team up with Ben Hulin of Stand Up and Play to tell us about helping wheelchair users play golf. We celebrate Doug Bybee's election to the Utah Golf Hall of Fame. Tommy Sharp, Wesley Ruff and Kurt Kragthorpe tee up the State Am with their Ten Who Can Win lists. Kersten Ngakuru dishes on her win the the U…

BYU rising sophomore Peter Kim wins the Provo Open in a playoff over Utah Tech's Zach Felts to become the first amateur to claim the title since Jimmy Blair in 1977. Kim joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Timpanogos head pro Brett Watson helps us celebrate the Primo Provo Open on the live show on ESPN 700. Utah Golf Hall of Fame inductee Garey Chadwick's son, Doug, remembers his father. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kraigthorpe reviews the State Am field. UJGA horse beast Kate Walker on her win at Fox Hollow. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.…