As stunning and otherworldly as the scenery is at the Black Desert Resort in Utah, it likely wasn’t the red rock hills as a backdrop or the Tom Weiskopf-designed layout that convinced the PGA Tour to stage a tournament there before a single public round had ever been played.

Matt McCarty is feeling at home this weekend. Playing in the southern Utah heat, among the redrock cliffs and lava rock that are inescapable at Black Desert Resort, the Arizona golfer took a two-stroke lead Saturday afternoon in Ivins.

Analyzing the golf odds entering the final round to win the 2024 Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort in Irvings, Utah

In just his second start as a PGA TOUR member, Matt McCarty captured victory at the inaugural Black Desert Championship on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who plays from the other side of the ball, closed in 4-under 67 at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah, to post 23-under 261, good for a three-stroke margin.

For the first time since 1963, the PGA Tour returned to Utah this week for the 2024 Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort. Although the biggest names in the sport are taking advantage of their off-season, the leaderboard was tightly packed after two rounds, setting up an exciting weekend.

Rookie Matt McCarty grabbed his first US PGA Tour title Sunday, firing a four-under par 67 for a three-stroke victory in the Black Desert Championship at Ivins, Utah.

McCarty, a 26-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, won his fourth golf tournament in the past three months by outlasting several PGA Tour veterans to win the inaugural Black Desert Championship Sunday afternoon in southern Utah.

Matt McCarty clinched his first PGA Tour victory at the Black Desert Championship, securing a spot in next year's Masters.