We have a PGA Tour first this week at the inaugural Black Desert Championship: It’s the first time a professional golf event will be played in a lava field (or at least it’s believed to be the case). The Black Desert Resort Course, opened in 2023, will host the tour’s first stop in Utah since 1963, and the pros will get a chance to hit into wavy fairways chiseled out of fields of black lava rock. What else could you want?

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The third of eight FedEx Cup Fall tournaments will feature a special milestone, with tour veteran (and Utah native) Jay Don Blake making his 500th tour start due to a special exemption for the 65-year-old. Long-time Utah resident and International Team Presidents Cup captain Mike Weir will also be in the field as will young up-and-comer Michael Thorbjornsen, recently tour winner Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Patrick Rodgers, Harris English and Nick Taylor to name a few.

Black Desert is also the first course in tour history to use robotic fairway mowers (!) and will be quite a treat for both pros and viewers alike. And after the LPGA holds an event at the course in 2025, it will be the only venue that holds regular-season tournaments on both tours.

Brian Oar false Public Black Desert Resort Ivins, UT, United States Black Desert Resort in the arid desert of southern Utah, surrounded by horizons of red rock mountains, was the last golf course Tom Weiskopf was involved in building (he was diagnosed with cancer as construction was beginning). Opened in 2023, the public course is a stunning juxtaposition of wavy fairways chiseled out of fields of black lava rock that had to be blasted into golf formations. Phil Smith, Weiskopf’s longtime design partner, completed the visually arresting design that will host the PGA Tour’s new Black Desert Championship in the fall of 2024, and another LPGA event the following year. Black Desert Resort is located outside the golf-rich area of St. George, Utah. The PGA Tour will host a new event at Black Desert in 2024, marking the first PGA Tour event in Utah in more than 60 years. View Course

This week’s winner will receive a $1.35 million cut of the $7.5 million purse.

TV Schedule

Golf Channel will carry live coverage from Thursday through Sunday from 5-8 p.m. EDT.

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Streaming Schedule

PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place on ESPN+ from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. EDT from Thursday and Friday.

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Tee Times (all times EDT) FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY

First tee

9:40 AM — Kevin Streelman, S.H.Kim, Scott Gutschewski

9:51 AM — Chandler Phillips, Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey

10:02 AM — Kevin Chappell, Roger Sloan, Chan Kim

10:13 AM — Lee Hodges, Trey Mullinax, Chad Ramey

10:24 AM — Nick Hardy, Cameron Champ, J.B. Holmes

10:35 AM — Brice Garnett, K.H. Lee, J.J. Spaun

10:46 AM — Austin Cook, Doug Ghim, Callum Tarren

10:57 AM — Martin Trainer, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu

11:08 AM — Nate Lashley, Andrew Novak, Ryan Fox

11:19 AM — Austin Smotherman, Rafael Campos, Chris Korte

11:30 AM — Michael Thorbjornsen, Matt McCarty, Peter Kuest

2:30 PM — Scott Piercy, Ben Griffin, Brandon Wu

2:41 PM — Garrick Higgo, Troy Merritt, Mike Weir

2:52 PM — Mark Hubbard, Zac Blair, Patrick Fishburn

3:03 PM — Nick Taylor, Lucas Glover, Harris English

3:14 PM — Patton Kizzire, Peter Malnati, Chris Kirk

3:25 PM — Tyler Duncan, Keith Mitchell, Sean O’Hair

3:36 PM — Hayden Buckley, David Lipsky, Will Gordon

3:47 PM — Sam Ryder, Josh Teater, Tyson Alexander

3:58 PM — Trace Crowe, Philip Knowles, Kihei Akina (a)

4:09 PM — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Norman Xiong, Dustin Volk

4:20 PM — Nicholas Lindheim, Blaine Hale, Jr., Zac Jones (a)

10th tee

9:45 AM — Kevin Tway, Ryo Hisatsune, Jacob Bridgeman

9:56 AM — Ryan Moore, Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft

10:07 AM — Beau Hossler, Ben Kohles, Mac Meissner

10:18 AM — Joel Dahmen, Daniel Berger, Michael Kim

10:29 AM — Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger, Kurt Kitayama

10:40 AM — Erik van Rooyen, Nico Echavarria, Seamus Power

10:51 AM — Matt NeSmith, Greyson Sigg, Justin Lower

11:02 AM — Wesley Bryan, Aaron Baddeley, Henrik Norlander

11:13 AM — Lanto Griffin, Joseph Bramlett, Vince Whaley

11:24 AM — Erik Barnes, Paul Barjon, Bowen Mauss (a)

11:35 AM — Alexander Bjork, Joe Highsmith, John Sand

2:35 PM — C.T. Pan, Tim Wilkinson, Hayden Springer

2:46 PM — 5.Y. Noh, Ben Taylor, Sarni Valimaki

2:57 PM — Alex Smalley, Carson Young, David Skinns

3:08 PM — Chez Reavie, Ryan Brehm, Kevin Kisner

3:19 PM — Camilo Villegas, Luke List, Adam Svensson

3:30 PM — Chesson Hadley, Robby Shelton, Matti Schmid

3:41 PM — Martin Laird, Bud Cauley, Taylor Montgomery

3:52 PM — Cody Gribble, Carl Yuan, Alejandro Tosti

4:03 PM — Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Max McGreevy

4:14 PM — Jay Don Blake, Wilson Furr, David 5. Bradshaw

4:25 PM — Tom Whitney, Raul Pereda, Chandler Blanchet

SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY

First tee

9:40 AM — C.T. Pan, Tim Wilkinson, Hayden Springer

9:51 AM — 5.Y. Noh, Ben Taylor, Sarni Valimaki

10:02 AM — Alex Smalley, Carson Young, David Skinns

10:13 AM — Chez Reavie, Ryan Brehm, Kevin Kisner

10:24 AM — Camilo Villegas, Luke List, Adam Svensson

10:35 AM — Chesson Hadley, Robby Shelton, Matti Schmid

10:46 AM — Martin Laird, Bud Cauley, Taylor Montgomery

10:57 AM — Cody Gribble, Carl Yuan, Alejandro Tosti

11:08 AM — Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Max McGreevy

11:19 AM — Jay Don Blake, Wilson Furr, David 5. Bradshaw

11:30 AM — Tom Whitney, Raul Pereda, Chandler Blanchet

2:30 PM — Kevin Tway, Ryo Hisatsune, Jacob Bridgeman

2:41 PM — Ryan Moore, Patrick Rodgers, Kelly Kraft

2:52 PM — Beau Hossler, Ben Kohles, Mac Meissner

3:03 PM — Joel Dahmen, Daniel Berger, Michael Kim

3:14 PM — Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger, Kurt Kitayama

3:25 PM — Erik van Rooyen, Nico Echavarria, Seamus Power

3:36 PM — Matt NeSmith, Greyson Sigg, Justin Lower

3:47 PM — Wesley Bryan, Aaron Baddeley, Henrik Norlander

3:58 PM — Lanto Griffin, Joseph Bramlett, Vince Whaley

4:09 PM — Erik Barnes, Paul Barjon, Bowen Mauss (a)

4:20 PM — Alexander Bjork, Joe Highsmith, John Sand

10th tee

7:45 AM — Scott Piercy, Ben Griffin, Brandon Wu

7:56 AM — Garrick Higgo, Troy Merritt, Mike Weir

8:07 AM — Mark Hubbard, Zac Blair, Patrick Fishburn

8:18 AM — Nick Taylor, Lucas Glover, Harris English

8:29 AM — Patton Kizzire, Peter Malnati, Chris Kirk

8:40 AM — Tyler Duncan, Keith Mitchell, Sean O’Hair

8:51 AM — Hayden Buckley, David Lipsky, Will Gordon

9:02 AM — Sam Ryder, Josh Teater, Tyson Alexander

9:13 AM — Trace Crowe, Philip Knowles, Kihei Akina (a)

9:24 AM — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Norman Xiong, Dustin Volk

9:35 AM — Nicholas Lindheim, Blaine Hale, Jr., Zac Jones (a)

12:35 PM — Kevin Streelman, S.H.Kim, Scott Gutschewski

12:46 PM — Chandler Phillips, Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey

12:57 PM — Kevin Chappell, Roger Sloan, Chan Kim

1:08 PM — Lee Hodges, Trey Mullinax, Chad Ramey

1:19 PM — Nick Hardy, Cameron Champ, J.B. Holmes

1:30 PM — Brice Garnett, K.H. Lee, J.J. Spaun

1:41 PM — Austin Cook, Doug Ghim, Callum Tarren

1:52 PM — Martin Trainer, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu

2:03 PM — Nate Lashley, Andrew Novak, Ryan Fox

2:14 PM — Austin Smotherman, Rafael Campos, Chris Korte

2:25 PM — Michael Thorbjornsen, Matt McCarty, Peter Kuest

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