Jackson Koivun Leads Notable Groups at Bank of Utah Round 1
By Staff Writer
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The 2026 Bank of Utah Championship opens Thursday at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah, with Golf Channel carrying Round 1 coverage from 5-8 p.m. ET and PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ streaming featured groups starting at 10 a.m. ET.
Who to watch in Round 1
Jackson Koivun, the 21-year-old PGA Tour rookie who won the 3M Open in July and was a captain's pick on the winning U.S. Presidents Cup team last week, tees off at 10:08 a.m. ET alongside Michael Brennan and Ben James. It is Koivun's first start since helping the Americans retain the Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3.
The event kicks off the PGA Tour's FedExCup Fall stretch, seven tournaments in eight weeks that carry card implications for players outside the top of the standings. Black Desert Resort, a Tom Weiskopf design that opened in 2023, has produced two first-time winners in Matt McCarty and Michael Brennan since joining the Tour schedule.
| Tee Time (ET) | Group |
|---|---|
| 10:08 a.m. | Jackson Koivun, Michael Brennan, Ben James |
| 3:03 p.m. | Nick Taylor, Maverick McNealy, Max Homa |
| 3:14 p.m. | Aldrich Potgieter, Tony Finau, Eric Cole |
| 4:09 p.m. | Zecheng Dou, Gordon Sargent, Zach J. Johnson |
Full Round 1 groupings run in two waves, 9:35-11:14 a.m. and 2:30-4:09 p.m. ET, off the first and tenth tees.
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