Check out the best shots of the day from Round 1 of the 2025 Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank and Intermountain Health, featuring Étienne Papineau, Taylor Montgomery, and Adrien Dumont de Chassart.
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Again, Papo at 18 having a great day seeing if he can close it in style and he wouldn’t show it if it didn’t go. Walks it in. Career low round on the corn ferry tour for Papano 61 tour just earlier. Adrien Deonte Shazard, champion in his first professional start a couple years ago on the corn ferry tour. That was sensational just off the green. How about Brennan Valdez? This one was oh so close to disappearing. He’s posing. He’s posing. He should be posing just left of it. But knock that in for his birdie as well. How about Taylor McGomery? One of the best putters on the planet. This at the second gets him to five under par. He’s just four off the lead. Not having to qualify for US Open and just getting in. I mean, you will see them battle it out all the way through French lick. Nihome now. Oh, the big sweetheart makes an ace here. Professional. Got a good little stash going too. I mean, it’s got to go in, doesn’t it? Right here. Oh, gets it to check from 176 yds. Long range. These greens are getting spicy now into the afternoon. A little quicker. Sure. Easy, too. All right. I’ll I’ll make it sound more difficult than it is more often for Adrien Deontious. Uh I He’s making it from everywhere. The pitch in at the five, long putt at 930 on the way out through the first eight holes. Really got to find a way to stay patient knowing that he is hitting quality shots. This is a nice looking line. If it’s the yardage, it is. There we go. He’ll have similar distance to the one he missed back at eight. This one, of course, will be for birdie. Try to get it right back to level. Just a short par4 for these players trying to drive it up on the surface. Crow. It’s good touch. You can see the shine in the greens. Kentucky blueg grass rough right at around 3 and 12 in this week. Do not want to shortside yourself. very small grains his level of game now. Montgomery get up to seven under par. That’s what I say. I mean, of course, he’s going to make it. Doesn’t matter how bad the pitch shot was. Pick it up, Taylor. This a 350 yard drive back into the breeze. Show again. Oh, right over the top of it. Another one. Opportunity for back-to back birdies. Think about that short miss at eight. Three putts from 15 feet for Bogey. Hey, DDC now at the 11th. Front left hole location. Oh, beautiful swing. Look at these golf swings from this guy. Leading the PJ tour the last season in stroke game putting is Taylor McGomery. I mean, it’s got to be so easy when you make everything. Just the way through impact holds the finish, keeps the putter head low to the ground, and that’s how you turn four holes into four birdies. Really like that. Here’s Crow. Another good look. Yeah, great putt. Trace Crow having himself Thursday. Can get hot. Crow. And James, you think about last season. 5758 on the Cornferryy Tour. Here’s Gandon. Oh, there we go. Curls it in. Easy birdie. Here’s Niholm. It’s pretty good. Very good. Love his touch. Now Niholm. That approach just to a couple of feet and a good birdie. had to take advantage of that beautiful approach. As you said, Shane, he loves it. There’s nothing in play short left. In fact, it will actually kick towards the flag. And like most corner Tour players, he’s actually going over the tree. Beautiful. As Amelia said, a huge break off the tea. Oh, he got a break there. Thought that might have been a little short. He wasn’t trying to take it over that right side, but he would definitely take it now. Not see many birdies at seven in this opening round. Now Gandon got away with that approach. Just needs to keep the speed up on this right to lefter. Oh, great putt. Excellent read from about six feet. That was a cup and a half of break. Very nervous indeed around that bubble. Here’s Trace Crow. Not worried about the bubble is Crow having a solid year. That’s very well done. Marty Doe on the tea. Four under having a fine Thursday. Another player that can get quite warm with his mid irons if he’s feeling it. He’s feeling it. Oh, that is beautiful. You can see the greens firming. A crow to get to five under. Nice birdie there. It pays off that beautiful wedge shot. Hey, you got it figured out. Nice up and down. That is a great read to get over to something where your feet are telling you the green everything slopes. Feels like it’s going to be a right to left breaker. And to hit that straight, trust it. That’s when you know someone’s in a in a good mental area. Hasn’t played great these years. Only made five cuts, so he’s into a good position. Montgomery. There’s Nihal trying to sweep something in from right to left here. Just not enough left. That’s still a fairly good iron shot to this par three. That’ be a quick puck for his birdie. Fairly straight uphill here. Got a turn. What a putt. Great save. Taylor McGomery. Another one. That is going to feel great. We had him on 59. Watch. Well, I did, especially with four holes remaining. He missed a couple 15-footers. Didn’t want to drop one to finish his round, but that is just a really good start to his week. This get to five under. Stay up. Oh, I teased him there. Can see him giving it around about a foot of break. Hard to be aggressive. Be a tap in birdie though. Talk about the Cornferryy Tour players that kind of define what it’s about. The progression of this player. Good fairway find for Kefir. Now a DDC for birdie. Fantastic deliberation over the second shot. It was well worth it. Great birdie at 17 to get to seven under par if he could do it here at 18. He’s been perfect from around the greens. Good touch here. Really good touch. How about it? What a shot. Got to be a clean card for ADC. And James, you think about Taylor McGomery, the par save he had on his final hole today. Ah, not high enough. Said he’s been playing really well of late. It’s just been one or two holes here or there that have derailed some momentum from really low scores. So a good solid opening day for Pont
