The Southern Utah Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the SUU Athletics Hall of Fame Committee have announced the 2019 Hall of Fame class to be inducted on October 25 at the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Part of that induction is our very own Zach Johnson, assistant professional at Davis Park Golf Course and multiple-time Omega Player of the Year.
If you know Mark Owen, Mountain View Golf Course head professional, you know he’s a competitor. He played just about every sport growing up and he’s seen a lot of success locally as a golf professional in city opens and Utah Section events.
The inaugural Utah PGA Junior Series Utah County Rumble Major, played at Gladstan Golf Course and The Oaks at Spanish Fork Golf Course on July 15-16 in Utah County wrapped up the Major Qualifying season. We had back-to-back Major winners and a few last-minute qualifiers for the season-ending Promontory Major Championship on July 29th in Park City, Utah.
Six major champions were crowned at the Utah PGA Junior Series Davis/Valley View Major on July 10-11th at Davis Park Golf Course and Valley View Golf Course. With exemption spots into the season-ending Promontory Major Championship, scores were low, competition was tight and playoffs were needed in the second major of the season.
Dustin Pimm and Chris Gresh, assistant professionals at Mountain View Golf Course and Mick Riley Golf Course, respectively, have been playing golf together since the age of 10 and have now become 2019 Utah Section PGA Four-Ball Champions by defeating Matt Baird and Tele Wightman 5&4 Wednesday, July 10th at Valley View Golf Course.
Some incredibly impressive golf was played and required at the 2019 Utah Junior PGA Championship at Soldier Hollow June 17-18 in order to qualify for the national Junior PGA Championship. An exemption spot was available for the top boy and top girl in the 16-18 divisions to compete at the 44th Boys Junior PGA Championship at Keney Park Golf Course in Hartford, Connecticut on July 30-August 2 and the 44th Girls Junior PGA Championship held on the same course July 9-12.
My dad started writing poems and stories (with hand-drawn artwork) when I was in high school. He wrote this one about playing golf with my brother at the old Spanish Fork Golf Course and Country Club probably around 1975. It still makes me laugh, because it’s all true and brings back some great memories of a Utah golf course that no longer exists, and a time that unfortunately is gone as well.
There are many that will be shocked to hear that Zach Johnson, Davis Park Golf Course assistant professional and reigning Utah Section Omega Player of the Year, had never won a Utah Section Match Play Championship, until now.
The 2019 National Car Rental Utah Assistant PGA Championship, held at Hidden Valley Country Club and Bonneville Golf Course June 2-3 saw a familiar name on top of the leader board and a new associate member claim the second qualifying spot to compete in the National Assistant PGA Professional Championship at the Wanamaker Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida on November 14-17th.
Every golfer grows up dreaming of playing in golf’s four major championships. Whether it’s the Masters, the U.S. Open, British Open or next week’s PGA Championship, there’s always been a 10-foot birdie putt on the local practice putting green to win it.