PHOTOS: Utah Championship gets under way at Ogden Golf & Country Club
PGA's Korn Ferry Tour stop in Utah gets 2nd start in Ogden
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Chris Francoeur of Massachussets watches his ball soar above the mountain peaks during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Farmington native Preston Summerhays winds up on a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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A player resets his ball on the green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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A Utah Championship tee marker is seen during the first round on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Ogden native Connor Howe checks out a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Ogden native Mitchell Schow tees off early in his first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays tracks a shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Golfers head down the 10th fairway during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Caleb VanArragon of Kentucky tracks his iron shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Farmnigton native Preston Summerhays holds his follow-through on a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Players, fans and event workers mingle near the clubhouse during the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Marshall Meisel of Maryland strikes a putt during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Ogden native Connor Howe looks over the course during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Players and caddies wander a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Preston Summerhays eyes the flight of his ball during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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David Kocher of New Jersey holds his driver after a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays reactes to his tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Germany's Jonas Baumgartner strikes an iron shot from the rough during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Farmington native Preston Summerhays walks the course during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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A golfer steps up to his ball on the green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays kneels to survey a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Jorge Garcia of Venezuela follows through on a bunker shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Ogden native Connor Howe watches a shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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Brady Siravo of California completes his swing on a tee shot at the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
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- Chris Francoeur of Massachussets watches his ball soar above the mountain peaks during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Farmington native Preston Summerhays winds up on a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- A player resets his ball on the green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- A Utah Championship tee marker is seen during the first round on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Ogden native Connor Howe checks out a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Ogden native Mitchell Schow tees off early in his first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays tracks a shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Golfers head down the 10th fairway during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Caleb VanArragon of Kentucky tracks his iron shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Farmnigton native Preston Summerhays holds his follow-through on a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Players, fans and event workers mingle near the clubhouse during the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Marshall Meisel of Maryland strikes a putt during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Ogden native Connor Howe looks over the course during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Players and caddies wander a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Preston Summerhays eyes the flight of his ball during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- David Kocher of New Jersey holds his driver after a tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays reactes to his tee shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Germany’s Jonas Baumgartner strikes an iron shot from the rough during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Farmington native Preston Summerhays walks the course during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- A golfer steps up to his ball on the green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bountiful native Daniel Summerhays kneels to survey a green during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Jorge Garcia of Venezuela follows through on a bunker shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Ogden native Connor Howe watches a shot during the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Brady Siravo of California completes his swing on a tee shot at the first round of the Utah Championship on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Ogden Golf & Country Club in South Ogden. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
The PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour made its second stop in Ogden for the 35th Utah Championship this week and Thursday brought players to the tee box to begin the first round.
Click through the photos above to see views of the action from photographer Brian Wolfer.
