Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah – site of the PGA Tour’s new Black Desert Championship – was designed by Tom Weiskopf and Phil Smith and opened in 2023. Black Desert was the last course designed by Tom Weiskopf before his death in 2022.
Built in a lava flow, the layout has quickly climbed the rankings and is No. 1 in Utah on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access courses, No. 26 among all resort courses in the U.S. and No. 81 among all modern courses in the country.
Black Desert will play to a par of 71 at 7,371 for the PGA Tour event. No. 13, normally a par 5 for resort play, will play as a par 4 for the tournament, reducing the normal total par of 72.
Thanks to yardage books provided by PuttView – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the players face this week.
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of PuttView)
The PuttView yardage book for Black Desert Resort in Utah, home of the PGA Tour’s Black Desert Championship (Courtesy of…
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