What are the most popular holes at the new Black Desert PGA course in Utah? The designer takes you through his favorites.

The Black Desert Championship has produced an emerging star — a golf course players haven’t stopped raving about.

The former BYU golf star and 2003 Masters champion carded 3-under-par 68 to finish tied for 42nd after Thursday's opening round of the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.

IVINS, Utah — Let’s cut the folks who organized the merchandise tent at the inaugural Black Desert Championship a little slack for perhaps lagging a tiny bit behind some of the other stores that dot the PGA Tour schedule.

As a made-for-TV production, the PGA Tour loved the idea of staging an event at the Black Desert Resort in Ivins because of its “pop” value on the screen: A picturesque black lava field surrounding green fairways,

The scoring at Black Desert Resort has been extremely low already, and that has led to four golfers achieving a feat no one had managed all

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)

There's a buzz in the Beehive State as the PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in 61 years with the Black Desert Championship. Most of that buzz is for the golf course.