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Preview & Picks: Bank Of Utah Championship

Preview & Picks: Bank Of Utah Championship

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Josey Orr
October 22, 2025

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Preview & Picks: Bank Of Utah Championship

For the second time, the PGA Tour is headed to Utah for the Bank of Utah Championship.

Black Desert Resort is ranks as one of the more visually stunning TOUR stops, but it’s not particularly challenging (for the pros), ranking 38th out of 50 in difficulty.

There’s 132 players in the field, but only 5 of them rank inside the Top 50 in the world. As with all of the Fedex Fall events, the results of these tournaments matter most to the guys who are trying to sure up their status for 2026, which means they need to finish inside the Top 100.

Last year, Matt Mcarty won the inaugural event at 23-under.

Guys on the bubble:

Rico Hoey (No. 91), Matt Wallace (No. 93), Beau Hossler (No. 95), Patrick Fishburn (No. 98), David Lipsky (No. 99), Isaiah Salinda (No. 101), Joel Dahmen (No. 103), Max McGreevy (No. 104), Victor Perez (No. 105), Sam Ryder (No. 106), Andrew Putnam (No. 107), Lanto Griffin (No. 108), Lee Hodges (No. 109) and Taylor Moore (No. 110).

The Details

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Featured Groups:

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Shanks Picks

Winner: Alex Noren +1900 He’s the highest ranked player in the field (17th in OWGR) and has been trending in the right direction for a while now.

Winner: Aldrich Potgieter +3500 The young bomber has proved he can win on Tour and his length could give him an advantage this week.

Winner: Max Homa +4000 Max has been grinding to get his game back in form. We can’t say that he’s done that quite yet, but a win this week would go a long way toward righting the ship.

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