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Utah Championship

Golf tournament

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The Utah Championship is a professional golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour, played at Ogden Country Club in Ogden, Utah.

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.

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. In 2025, the tournament was moved to Ogden, Utah to Ogden Golf & Country Club.

Two major champions have won this event: John Daly won $20,000 in the inaugural edition in 1990, and Zach Johnson won $81,000 in 2003. The purse in 2018 was $700,000, with a winner's share of $126,000.

01Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Utah Championship
2026 Derek Hitchner259−21Playoff Mason Andersen
Cole Hammer
Tommy Morrison
Travis Trace
2025 Julian Suri262−182 strokes Barend Botha
Trace Crowe
Kensei Hirata
Spencer Levin
Taylor Montgomery
2024 Karl Vilips259−252 strokes Matt McCarty
Joe Weiler
2023 Roger Sloan260−241 stroke Chris Petefish
2022 Andrew Kozan263−211 stroke Patrick Fishburn
Justin Suh
Ashton van Horne
2021 Joshua Creel260−242 strokes Hayden Buckley
Taylor Montgomery
Peter Uihlein
2020 Kyle Jones264−20Playoff Paul Haley II
Daniel Summerhays
2019 Kristoffer Ventura270−14Playoff Joshua Creel
2018 Cameron Champ260−241 stroke Steven Ihm
2017 Brice Garnett263−211 stroke Abraham Ancer
Austin Cook
2016 Nicholas Lindheim269−152 strokes J. J. Spaun
2015 Patton Kizzire269−19Playoff Kang Sung-hoon
2014 Andres Gonzales263−214 strokes Travis Bertoni
Adam Crawford
Kang Sung-hoon
2013 Steven Alker262−22Playoff Ashley Hall
2012 Doug LaBelle II269−151 stroke Scott Gutschewski
James Hahn
Michael Putnam
Sam Saunders
2011 J. J. Killeen262−224 strokes Jeff Gove
2010 Michael Putnam266−183 strokes Bradley Iles
Jhonattan Vegas
2009 Josh Teater264−204 strokes Tyler Aldridge
2008 Brendon Todd262−226 strokes Ryan Hietala
Jeff Klauk
Won Joon Lee
Marc Leishman
Brian Smock
Kyle Thompson
Utah EnergySolutions Championship
2007 Franklin Langham264−202 strokes Richard Johnson
2006 Craig Kanada272−161 stroke Gavin Coles
Ken Duke
Bryce Molder
Michael Putnam
Envirocare Utah Classic
2005 Garrett Willis275−131 stroke Kris Cox
Mathew Goggin
Brian Henninger
2004 Brett Wetterich272−161 stroke Ryuji Imada
Franklin Langham
2003 Zach Johnson267−211 stroke Bobby Gage
Utah Classic
2002 Arron Oberholser202−142 strokes Doug Barron
Brian Claar
Buy.com Utah Classic
2001 David Sutherland272−161 stroke Danny Briggs
2000 Andy Morse269−192 strokes John Riegger
Nike Utah Classic
1999 Carl Paulson266−226 strokes Craig Bowden
Marco Gortana
1997-98: No tournament
1996 Michael Christie196−204 strokes R. W. Eaks
1995 Glen Hnatiuk203−13Playoff Franklin Langham
Harry Rudolph
1994 Chris Perry205−111 stroke David Duval
1993 Sean Murphy204−12Playoff Curt Byrum
Jim Carter
Tommy Moore
Ben Hogan Utah Classic
1992 Jeff Woodland202−143 strokes David Jackson
Brian Kamm
1991 Ted Tryba202−141 stroke Webb Heintzelman
1990 John Daly203−131 stroke R. W. Eaks
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