SPONSOR EXEMPTIONS: Michael Brennan is looking to continue his excellent play from the PGA TOUR Americas circuit this summer onto the PGA TOUR – and, perhaps, follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner in Utah, Matt McCarty. Brennan won three times on PGA TOUR Americas in a four-week stretch and closed the season with back-to-back top fives to earn the No. 1 spot in the Fortinet Cup standings. This marks his first PGA TOUR start since the U.S. Open in 2023… Kihei Akina, the 18-year-old freshman at BYU, will tee it up in Utah on TOUR for the second year in a row. His best finish so far at BYU is a T6… Carson Lundell, a BYU alum, Connor Howe, a Utah native and two-time all-ACC selection at Georgia Tech, and Utah Tech freshman David Liechty (the first golfer in school history to make the match-play portion of the U.S. Amateur) will make their PGA TOUR debuts… Newly minted pro, and Utah native, Preston Summerhays, will play his fourth PGA TOUR event in 2025. Summerhays had two top-10s this year on the Korn Ferry Tour.