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Sunday 4 October 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Smotherman wins Bank of Utah Championship
Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 2026 · Austin Smotherman’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
11 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/16°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/18°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/17°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 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
- Doug Ghim USA · 260three-putted from 30 feet on 13 and missed a 6-foot par putt on 15; closed 69 to finish alone second Austin Smotherman wins in Utah for first PGA Tour title (AP via Fox Sports)
120 started · cut -6, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bank of Utah Championship
Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Austin Smotherman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
4 October 2026
We won on the PGA Tour. That's insane,
Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
4 October 2026
It didn't have to be pretty. I got some nice bounces. Made some poor swings, but this game doesn't have to be perfect.
Associated Press (via Fox Sports)
4 October 2026
Today was Austin's day. I did everything that I could, and hopefully I'll learn from some of the mistakes
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Smotherman | 63 · 62 · 65 · 68 | 258 | −26 |
| 2 | Doug Ghim | 65 · 62 · 64 · 69 | 260 | −24 |
| T3 | David Ford | 65 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 261 | −23 |
| T3 | Trace Crowe | 66 · 65 · 64 · 66 | 261 | −23 |
| T5 | Ben James | 65 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 262 | −22 |
| T5 | Kevin Streelman | 63 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 262 | −22 |
| T7 | Luke Clanton | 67 · 69 · 65 · 62 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Steven Fisk | 63 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 263 | −21 |
| 9 | Kihei Akina | 67 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T10 | Rico Hoey | 64 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Neal Shipley | 67 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Johnny Keefer | 67 · 67 · 62 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1994-05-19, Loomis, California; USA; turned pro 2016; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 121 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 121 -> rankAfter 67), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet