Utah Golf Radio

Utah PGA pro Jordan Bloxham of Tee Box joins the live show on ESPN 700 to help us review the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert and report on the hyper-cool Tee Box Summit. UGA Women's Player of the Year Kate Walker recounts how she went from a car wreck to the top player in the state. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Michael Brennan wins the PGA Tour's Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert by four over Rico Hoey. Zac Blair finished T20 and Connor Howe T56. We hear from Brennan, Blair and Howe. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Americas Tour player Michael Brennan leads the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert by two going into Sunday's final round. UPOTs Zac Blair and Connor Howe made the cut; Blair is at T19, Howe at T52. Blair and Howe join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

It's finally here! We're at Black Desert with the live show on ESPN 700 for the Bank of Utah Championship. Utah PGA pro Jordan Bloxham of Tee Box sits in with us. Tom Cordova sounds the alarm on threats to The Ridge, and tells us what we can do. Black Desert superintendent Ken Yates tells us how they do it. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Day 2 at the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert ended in darkness with 47 players still on the course. PGA Americas Tour player Michael Brennan, playing on a sponsor's invitation, leads at -10, 132. Conner Howe and Zac Blair lead the Utah players and will make the cut, while Carson Lundell has six holes left and is on the bubble. Blair, Lundell, David Liechty and Kihei Akina join the pod. Sponsored by Golden West Credit Union. 

Round 1 at the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert was suspended for darkness with 38 players on the course. This incomplete leaderboard is tightly packed with four at T1. Connor Howe and Zac Blair are low UPOTs at -3. Howe and David Liechty, both playing in their first PGA Tour event, join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

...and ALL the creatures were stirring! On tournament eve at the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert we catch up with Ashely Dove of Black Desert and Danette Pulley of Bank of Utah on a remarkable community service project with the PGA Tour Wives Association to provide some of the basics for teens who need them, we go deep with Tour athletic trainer Tim Dunlavey on the physical support provided to the players, and we hear from some players about their take on what's going on around them. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We talk with Black Desert Managing Partner Patrick Manning about the field for the Bank of Utah Championship on the live show on ESPN 700. U of U Coach Garrett Clegg on the Utes #1 ranking. UGA Player of the Year Noah Shone drops by. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Skyline HS coach Kenny James and 4A champ Dylan Winona join the live show on ESPN 700 as we celebrate the high school state championships. Utah Section PGA horse Dave DeSantis on his family's three-pete PGA Family Championship. UGA Colin "Hundo" Clawson on how to play with fall leafs. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Max Togisala joins the live show on ESPN 700 to dish on his 3 US Adaptive Opens, Seated Division, in a row, and winning the overall championship in the Minnesota Adaptive Open. Tournament Director John Coolbaugh catches us up on the Bank of Utah Championship and their statewide trophy tour. Utah PGA pro and Park City HS coach Jon Paupour tees up next week's state high school championships, and Waterford coach Jeff Instefjord relishes the Ravens' state 2A championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Section PGA ED Devin Dehlin checks in from the Ryder Cup on the live show on ESPN 700. Coach Bruce Brockbank on the Coug's double win at The Tindall. And we celebrate Kelsey Chugg, Kareen Larson, Peyton Hastings and Andrew Cottle. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Peyton Hastings and Andrew Cottle won their second UGA Four-Ball Championship with a 2&1 victory over Luke Crapo and Bret Parker in the final at The Talisker Club at Tuhaye. Jon Wright and Brigham Gibbs win their third senior division title, and Craig Wilson and Dana Nelson take the super senior division. All the winners join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Lone Peak HS player Ryder Huish wins his first PPR event with a two-stroke victory over Austin Shelley in the Thanksgiving Point Am. Huish joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Big hitting Kareen Larson wins the Senior Women's State Am at Mountain Dell with a 3 and 1 victory in the final match over Utah golf newcomer Anouk Patty. Larson joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Senior Davis Johnson picks up his second college win as the University of Utah starts its season with a solo 3rd in the inaugural The Wohali hosted by the Utes. Three Utes were in the top 10 and BYU finishes 4th in this strong, deep field. Johnson joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Section PGA horsebeast Tommy Sharp joins us on the live show on ESPN 700 to break down the Section Championship. Chris Moody and Haley Sturgeon join. We celebrate Cougar Day with Johnny Miller and Tony Finau, and catch up with new Coug Parker Bunn. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Chris Moody pulls of a historic double by winning the Utah Section PGA Section Championship to go with his Senior Section Championship last week, the first player to do this in the same year. Haley Sturgeon becomes the first woman from Utah to qualify for the PPC. Moody joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Cougar Day, the biannual celebration of BYU Men's Golf, was an amazing gathering of history and greatness, and a perfect send off to the 2025 Cougar squad. Todd Miller, Mike Weir, Tony Finau and Johnny Miller join in. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Florida transplant Spencer Schindler is establishing himself as a top-tier player in Utah golf, this time with a runaway win in the Davis Park Am. Schindler joins the pod, where we get to know him better and hear about his win. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Davis Park Am on the live show on ESPN 700 with head pro Zach Johnson. Mike Weir tells us what it's like to be Captain. Chris Moody reflects on his win in the Utah Section PGA Senior Championship. Coach Bruce Brockbank previews the 2025 BYU Cougars. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Darrin Overson joins the live show on ESPN 700 to reflect on becoming just the second player in Utah golf history to win the State Am, Mid Am and Senior State Am in his career. Utes Coach Garrett Clegg tees up the 2025 season. Bonneville Super Steve Ahlander teaches us how to keep a soggy course in play. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Darrin Overson wins the Utah Senior State Am with a 3 and 1 victory over Stuart Wallin in the final. With the win Overson joins Utah Golf Hall of Famer Todd Barker as the only two players to win the State Am, the Mid Am and the Senior State Am in their careers. Mark Gardiner wins the Super Senior division; Michael Hacker wins the Legends. Overson and Gardiner join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former State Am and Mid Am champ Darrin Overson and relative golf newcomer Stuart Wallin play their was into the finals of the Senior State Am at Bonneville. Rick Lloyd and Mark Gardiner are the Super Senior finalists, and Rob Bachman and Michael Hacker are the Legends division finalists. Overson joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former two-time UGA Senior Player of the Year Shane McMillan takes out Shane Flowers in the opening round of match play at the Senior State Am at Bonneville and moves on the the quarter finals. John Owen, Brigham Gibbs and Darrin Overson highlight a busy 32-to-8 day. Number 1 seed Craig Wilson leads the way in the Super Senior division, and the semis are set in the Legends. McMillan joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The Country Club pro Haley Sturgeon brings the Utah Women's Open backstory to the live show on ESPN 700. The great Hal Sutton and our own Patrick Fishburn stop by. And we recap an historic Utah Open. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina becomes the youngest winner of the Utah Open with a two-shot victory over Cole Ogden, Brady McKinlay and Spencer Wallace. Akina and Ogden join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina leads the Larry H. Miller Utah Open by one over former State Am champ Cole Ogden after 36 holes. Akina joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The live show on ESPN 700 is at Riverside for the Utah Open, where Simon Kwon tops a packed leaderboard with A LOT of low numbers. Utah PGA leaders Craig Norman and Devin Dehlin help us break it all down. We recap the City Open and Mary Lou Baker Open. We go deep on great things at Riverside with GM Eric Gifford and Superintendent Chad Severtson. And Preston Pratt tees up a terrific fundraiser at Golf The Round. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Tech junior Samatha Phelan birdies the 54th hole to win the Mary Lou Baker Open by one over pro Ali Mulhall. Phelan joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Utes player and State Am champ Martin Leon won his 2nd Salt Lake City Open in a row, this time as a pro, with a nine shot victory over low am Austin Shelley. Leon joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We're live on ESPN 700 at Bonneville for the Salt Lake City Open with head pro Lynsey Myers. We introduce a new segment, "Everybody Loves the Supe!" by talking with Paul Stokes of Victory Ranch about their Audubon Society recognition. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us understand the PGA Tour points system and what it means for Tony and Patrick. We get to know new Utah Women's Open winner Emilee Hoffman. And we've got a new Jed X Jug winner! Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former University of Texas golfer Emilee Hoffman wins the Larry H. Miller Utah Women's Open by three over Haley Sturgeon at The Country Club, the first pro to win in six years. Sunbin Seo is low am. Hoffman joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Duke golfer Julian Suri wins the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at the Ogden Golf and Country Club for his first KFT win. Preston Summerhays is low UPOT at T7. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Taylor Montgomery grits out a 68 on Saturday at the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club, good to maintain a share of the lead with Alabama's Robby Shelton. Danny Summerhays is low UPOT at T8. Montgomery joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Mountainland Valley View Open with Pete Stone, Dustin Volk and Zach Willis. Utah Golf HOF Sue Nyhus on her win at the LPGA Pro Championship. We get to know Golf Channel's Emilia Doran and she goes deep on the Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship. Ashley Dove of Black Desert on volunteer opportunities at the Bank of Utah Championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Honorary UPOT Taylor Montgomery of Las Vegas leads the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club by two after Round 2. Daniel Summerhays and OGCC member Connor Howe are at T8. Six UPOTs make the weekend. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.   

Canadian Etienne Papineau leads the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club after Round 1 with a 62. Ogden native Connor Howe leads the Utah contingent with a 65 at T6, with Farmington's Cole Ponich a shot back at T10 with a 66. Ogden's Mitchell Schow, who Monday-ed in, and Ponich join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

David Liechty preps for the start of his college career at Utah Tech with a win at the Talons Cove Am and by qualifying for the US Am at The Country Club. Liechty joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Newly minted Utah Women's State Am champ Arden Louchheim joins the live show on ESPN 700 to put a bow on the championship and go deep on Utah golf with Paul and Jan. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Arden Louchhiem wins the Utah Women's State Am with a 7 and 6 victory in the finals over Kate Walker. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to break it all down. Louchhiem and Walker join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Crimson Cliffs senior Kate Walker and University of Nebraska junior (via Roland Hall HS) Arden Louchheim make the finals of the Utah Women's State Am at Wasatch Mountain State Park, Lake Course. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us break down how they got here. Walker and Louchheim join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Big day at the Women's State Am as the field is narrowed from 32 to 8 and the quarterfinals are set. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to help break it all down. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.   

We preview the Women's State Am at Wasatch Mountain with Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe on the live show on ESPN 700. Corner Canyon HS coach Derek Fox joins us from the National High School Golf Invitational. Tournament director Jamie Stokes tees up the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Section PGA horsebeast Mark Owen strikes again with his 3rd Utah Senior Open victory, by four over defending champ Todd Tanner. Owen joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Don Branca and Ron Branca, sons of the legendary Tee Branca, have carved impactful careers of their own and left a meaningful legacy in Utah golf. For this they are honored as the namesakes of the Don & Ron Utah Senior Open by the Utah Section PGA. Don and Ron join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.  

Bowen Mauss wins the 127th Utah State Amateur Championship at the Logan Country Club with a 5 and 4 victory over Simon Kwon in the final match. Mauss and Kwon join the Pod. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorp helps us break it down. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We're at the Logan Country Club for State Am Saturday on the live show on ESPN 700. UGA ED Easton Folster joins us, along with Utah golf treasure Keith Hansen, LCC owner David Jenkins, and Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorp. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

2023 State Am champ Simon Kwon makes the State Am finals for the third time in four years. He'll play Bowen Mauss in the final Saturday at Logan CC. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps break down an incredible day that got us here. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe calls this day at the State Am "striking." It sure can feel like a kick in the head as the field is reduced from 32 to 8 in one day. We break it all down and tee up the quarter-finals. Simon Kwon joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The opening round of match play in the Utah Golf Association State Am saw few upsets while bringing Dan Horner and Martin Leon together in the Round of 32 in a rare match between former champions. The Shelley brothers, the Mauss brothers and the Schone brothers all move on. Noah Schone joins the pod. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us make sense of a busy day. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Utah Tech standout Noah Schone wins medalist honors at the 127th Utah State Am being held at Logan Country Club. We review the stroke play portion of the tournament and take a look at key matches in the Round of 64. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.