Austin Smotherman captures first PGA Tour title at Bank of Utah Championship

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smotherman-austin/U7Jjbxgc/"]Smotherman[/a], 32, carded a closing three-under-par 68 at the Black Desert Resort in Ivins to finish at 25 under.[/p][p][b]That was good enough for the world number 121 to hold off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ghim-doug/r3cZ0pL0/"]Doug Ghim[/a] in second place, who shot a final-round 69 for a 24-under total.[/b][/p][embed guid="4dba86a9-bde9-4523-b835-fe2fd826941d" url="https://x.com/PGATour/status/2106900185993404759/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ford-david/zTqe6e2o/"]David Ford[/a]’s seven-under-par 64 left him tied for third with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crowe-trace/MBslc6I5/"]Trace Crowe[/a], three shots off the lead, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/streelman-kevin/4UwYiV0C/"]Kevin Streelman[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-benjamin/QmP6RUFQ/"]Ben James[/a] a shot further back.[/p][p]The round of the day came from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clanton-luke/p2Dtpv0s/"]Luke Clanton[/a], who reeled off seven birdies and an eagle in a nine-under-par 62 that left him tied for seventh with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fisk-steven/pQYRDmTu/"]Steven Fisk[/a] at 21 under.[/p][p]The Bank of Utah Championship is part of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall series, with elite players usually opting to skip the event after playing in the season-ending play-offs.[/p]