The Utah Championship golf tournament that is part of the Korn Ferry tour is leaving Oakridge Country Club in Farmington. The Utah Sports Commission says the tour has signed a three-year contract to move the event to the Ogden Golf & Country Club starting in 2025.

“Bringing the long-running Utah Championship to Ogden Golf & Country Club opens a new chapter in the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour legacy in The State of Sport,” said Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, in a release. “With live coverage on NBC’s Golf Channel, this world-class golf event will provide the city of Ogden and the surrounding area with significant national and global exposure.”

It ends a remarkable run at Oakridge, which first hosted the event in 2017. Prior to that, the Utah event had been held at Riverside Country Club in Provo, Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy and at Thanksgiving Point. PGA star Tony Finau and the Tony Finau Foundation have been partners of the Utah Championship since 2018 and will continue as the tournament’s primary charitable organization, dedicated to providing resources to help develop Utah’s young, talented golfers.

One of those golfers is Patrick Fishburn, who played the KFT event at Oakridge several years before earning a promotion to the regular PGA Tour this year. He competed in the Black Desert Championship PGA event in Ivins, Utah last weekend.

“I’m excited to have the Utah Championship at Ogden Golf & Country Club,” Fishburn said in a release. “It’s a special place to me, it’s where I learned the game and where I continue to play and practice when I’m home. It’s an old school course that should provide a fun challenge for the players –looking forward to seeing it on Golf Channel.”

Ogden is home to several professional golfers, including the 2024 ISCO Championship runner-up Zac Blair, 2024 Utah Championship exemption Connor Howe, 2024 Reno Open champion Mitchell Schow, and Fishburn.

Founded in 1914, Ogden Golf & Country Club is the oldest club at its original location in Utah. Nestled between the mountain peaks of Mount Ogden and Ben Lomond Mountain, it was originally built as a nine-hole course, with former club professional Ernie Schneiter Sr. adding the current front nine in 1948. In addition to being home to the Weber State mens and womens golf teams, the club has hosted many prestigious professional and amateur events, including the Utah Open, the Utah State Amateur, Junior America’s Cup, and the 1963 LPGA Riverside Ladies Open. Zions Bank and Intermountain Health are co-sponsors of the tournament.

“Hosting the Utah Championship is a great way to showcase Ogden Golf & Country Club's rich history and commitment to high-caliber golf. It is exciting for the club and its members to be part of such a prestigious event,” said Carter Randall, president of Ogden Golf & Country Club.

“I am thrilled that our community will be the new host for this prestigious PGA Korn Ferry Tour stop,” said Ogden City mayor Ben Nadolski. “Ogden has a proud history of hosting world-class athletic events, and I’m excited to showcase our area’s natural beauty and top-tier amenities to athletes, their families, and the many spectators this event will attract.”

Founded in 1990, and owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour identifies and develops golf's next stars, preparing them to compete and win on the game’s biggest stage. The Korn Ferry Tour, which has served as a path to the PGA TOUR since its inception, will award 30 PGA TOUR cards based off its points list in 2024, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. With more than 600 PGA TOUR titles, 28 major championships and six FedExCup champions, Korn Ferry Tour alumni make up 88 percent of the PGA TOUR’s current membership. λ