June 27, 2026
Jon: 97Rating / slope 71.2/128
Ivins, Utah
Black Desert Resort Golf Course
Black Desert Resort is Tom Weiskopf's final design, routed through black basalt lava fields below the red rock of Ivins, Utah. It opened in 2023 and brought the PGA Tour back to Utah in 2024 for the first time in about 60 years. The Perry Bros played it on June 27, 2026; Jon's score was 97.
Course facts
- Location
- Ivins, Utah
- Access
- Resort (open to non-guests at published rates)
- Architect
- Tom Weiskopf, with Phil Smith
- Opened
- 2023
- Par
- 72 (71 for the PGA Tour)
- Yardage
- 7,417 from the back; the PGA Tour plays it at 7,421
- Big events
- PGA Tour Black Desert Championship (2024), Bank of Utah Championship (2025, 2026); LPGA Black Desert Championship (2025)
- Website
- blackdesertresort.com/golf
Our round at Black Desert
About Black Desert
Nine holes opened for preview in November 2022, and the full 18 opened on May 27, 2023. Tom Weiskopf designed it with Phil Smith; it was the last course he designed.
The PGA Tour arrived in October 2024 for the Black Desert Championship, won by Matt McCarty. The event became the Bank of Utah Championship in 2025, when Michael Brennan won at 22 under, and the LPGA played here in May 2025.
What stands out
- Fairways and greens laid out among black basalt lava flows.
- Wide fairways, mostly 70 to 100 yards across.
- Two drivable par 4s (the 5th and 14th) and a lakeside bonus 19th hole.
Quick answers
Can the public play Black Desert Resort?
Yes. The course is open to non-resort guests at published daily rates.
Who designed Black Desert?
Tom Weiskopf, with Phil Smith. It was Weiskopf's final design.
What PGA Tour event is played at Black Desert?
The Bank of Utah Championship, which started as the Black Desert Championship in 2024.
Sources: Black Desert Resort: golf · Troon: Black Desert · PGA Tour: Black Desert course overview