In its first spin as host of the Bank of Utah Championship a year ago, Black Desert averaged 69.061. That slotted it as the second-easiest par 71 that hosts a full field throughout the 2024 season. Only TPC Deere Run, host of the John Deere Classic, was lower at 68.781. However, unlike that parkland track alongside the Rock River in Illinois, Black Desert has no trees. How could it? In what was his final design and in a partnership with architect Phil Smith, Tom Weiskopf created a masterpiece atop a lava field.

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