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Sunday 26 October 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Brennan wins Bank of Utah Championship
Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 2025 · Michael Brennan’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Bank of Utah
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/10°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/9°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rico Hoey PHI · 266Chased all day and got within three strokes after Brennan bogeyed the 10th, but Brennan steadied and finished four clear. ASAP Sports transcript: Rico Hoey, Bank of Utah Championship, October 26, 2025
132 started · cut -2, 67 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of Utah Championship
Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Brennan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2025
Yeah, I didn't want to hit to in the rocks there. It was my first rock shot of the whole week, so we went 71 holes without hitting it into the rocks.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2025
Hell yeah. I was nervous the entire round. There were moments of maybe more confidence and less, and that definitely kind of maybe woke me up a bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2025
You know, Michael played great from the start so for me I was just trying to keep up with him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Brennan | 67 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Rico Hoey | 68 · 68 · 63 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Ben Silverman | 68 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Justin Lower | 66 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | David Ford | 67 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 65 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Pierceson Coody | 69 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Matt McCarty | 69 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 69 · 66 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Max Homa | 70 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 2002-02-09, Leesburg, Virginia; USA; turned pro 2024; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 111 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Bank of Utah Championship (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist GT3 9°, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
- Fairway Wood Titleist GT1 14.5°, Project X HZRDUS Yellow 80 TX
- Irons Titleist T150 3, Project X HZRDUS Black 105 HY
- Irons Titleist T100 4-5, Project X 6.5
- Irons Titleist 620 CB 6-9, Project X 6.5
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 46°, Project X 6.5
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 50°, 56°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Titleist WedgeWorks 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.2 Tour Prototype
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week