Tony Finau leads 2026 Bank of Utah Championship field
Sep 25, 2026, 5:26 PM | Updated: 5:31 pm
Salt Lake City native Tony Finau headlines the 120-play field at the 206 Bank of Utah Championship. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
(Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
IVINS, Utah – The 2026 Bank of Utah Championship is less than a week away, and a familiar face is headlining the field.
Tony Finau is coming home for his first PGA Tour start in Utah.
The Rose Park native and West High School graduate is among the 120 players in the field for the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship, which returns to Black Desert Resort in Southern Utah’s Greater Zion region from Oct. 1-4. Finau, 37, will be making his first appearance in the tournament.
The FedExCup Fall continues next week at the Bank of Utah Championship.
Field for the Bank of Utah Championship: pic.twitter.com/xhqzfKhB7O
— PGA Tour Communications (@PGATourComms) September 25, 2026
The FedExCup Fall event is entering its third year at Black Desert, and Finau’s debut gives the tournament its strongest local draw yet.
The field includes major champions, multiple-time PGA Tour winners, some of the sport’s most recognizable names and a deep group of players with Utah ties, underscoring how quickly the championship has grown since arriving in Southern Utah.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the incredible group of PGA TOUR players teeing it up in next week’s Bank of Utah Championship,” said Ashley Dove, Executive Director of the Bank of Utah Championship. “The strength of this year’s field is a tremendous reflection of how quickly the championship has grown, with major champions, multiple-time PGA TOUR winners, some of the game’s most recognizable names, and a strong contingent of Utah players. Fans are going to have an unforgettable opportunity to experience world-class golf up close at Black Desert.”
Utah locals in the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship
- Tony Finau — A Rose Park native and West High School graduate, Finau is a six-time PGA Tour winner and two-time Ryder Cup participant. He has four top-25 finishes in 22 tournaments in 2026.
- Kihei Akina — A former Lone Peak golfer and current member of the BYU men’s golf team, Akina is No. 13 in the men’s World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- Zac Blair — Blair, a Plain City resident, turned professional in 2014 after graduating from BYU. This will be his third consecutive appearance in the Bank of Utah Championship.
- Boston Bracken — Bracken received a sponsor exemption into the field. He won back-to-back 4A state titles at Crimson Cliffs and qualified for the 2026 U.S. Amateur after a strong freshman season at Arizona State.
- Patrick Fishburn — A former BYU golfer who lives in Ogden, Fishburn was the 2017-18 West Coast Conference Player of the Year before turning professional in 2018.
- Zach J. Johnson — Johnson is the PGA head golf professional at Davis Park Golf Course in Kaysville.
- Bowen Mauss — Mauss, a sophomore at Arizona State, earned a sponsor exemption by winning the 2026 Utah State Amateur Championship. He became the first back-to-back winner of the Utah State Amateur since Preston Summerhays won in 2018 and 2019.
With Finau making his long-awaited PGA Tour debut in his home state and several other Utah-connected players in the field, this year’s Bank of Utah Championship will have a distinct local feel. For a tournament still building its identity, the 2026 field offers both star power and a clear connection to the state’s growing golf community.
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Brian Preece is a sports.ksl.com insider covering Locals in the NFL, Locals in MLB, and the Utah State Aggies. Follow Brian’s coverage here. Find Brian on X, Instagram, and BlueSky at @bpreece24.
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