Zach Johnson wins 2013 Brigham City Open

Zach Johnson took home the Brigham City Open title and 1st place professional money with a score of 64. Amateur Cole Ogden took home the 2013 Brigham City Open shooting a great score of 66. We really appreciate all the participants coming out to brave the heat.

On the Fairways and the Airways

Local Golf Professional, Jeff Waters was featured in the National PGA Magazine;
Every Saturday morning, PGA Master Professional Jeff Waters puts on his radio headphones and projects his distinct voice to approximately 2 million people living in the western part of the country. Broadcast from just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, “Talking Golf With the Golf Guy” covers everything from local Utah PGA Section events to influential PGA Professionals and the four majors.

The PGA of America and PGA Tour Officially Adopt the USGA “Anchoring Ban”

At its June 24 meeting in Sunriver, Ore., the Board of Directors of The PGA of America formally agreed to adopt the USGA’s ban on anchored strokes, which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2016. This will be implemented at PGA spectator events, such as the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid and the Ryder Cup, as well as PGA member events, highlighted by the PGA Professional National Championship.

Utah PGA Junior Qualifying

After 36 holes at Soldier Hollow, Sirene Blair of South Jordan, Utah and Mitchell Schow of Ogden, Utah will be representing Utah in the National PGA Junior Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virgina July 30-August 2, 2013.

The Provo Open Celebrates Golf in Utah

f the Provo Open Celebrity and Media Day event is any indication of what’s in store for the 2013 Provo Open then look for a lot of great golf and a lot of fun too! Past event Champions, Tournament Sponsors joined Utah’s Governor Gary Herbert and other local celebs met for a great day of golf at Provo’s East Bay Golf Course. Last year’s Champion and Canadian Tour regular Tony Finau joined a bevy of talented players as the “scrambled” with celebrities and sponsors for prizes on the golf course.

Utah Section PGA Sends 3 to Web.com Tour Utah Championship!

30 Utah Section PGA members vie for the chance to challenge the up and coming stars of the Web.com Tour in which only 2 qualified. Hidden Valley Country Club hosted this local qualifying event on the Lakes and Valley nines. Zach Johnson, 2012 Assistant Player of the Year earned the first Web.com Tour qualifying spot in the Utah Championship by shooting a -4 (68). Five players tied at -2 (70)

High School All State Banquet

The Utah Section PGA is proud to be part of one of Utah’s greatest golfing programs, Utah High School Golf. As a partner with the Utah High School Activities Association, the Section has the opportunity to be part of the state’s best high school players lives and their golf career development.