Recent news in Ivins, Utah

• BYU’s Kihei Akina earns a top 10 PGA Tour finish at the Bank of Utah Championship

  BYU sophomore Kihei Akina fired a final round 6-under par 65 Sunday to carve out a solo ninth-place finish (-20) at the Bank of Utah Championship at the Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins, marki

  Deseret News · Oct 4, 2026

• Smotherman up by 1 at Bank of Utah

  By Tom Zulewski, Iron County Today IVINS – At times, Austin Smotherman may have felt like he was in a car chase that wouldn’t end. Even Dominic Torretto would have been impressed by Smotherman’s skill

  Iron County Today · Oct 4, 2026

• BYU’s Kihei Akina climbs the leaderboard on moving day at the PGA’s Bank of Utah Championship

  BYU’s Kihei Akina fired an impressive 6-under-par 65 in Saturday’s third round of the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins to move up 19 places. The Cougar sophomore h

  Deseret News · Oct 3, 2026

• BYU’s Kihei Akina advances as low amateur at PGA’s Bank of Utah Championship

  BYU sophomore sensation Kihei Akina fired a 4-under par 67 on Friday to join former Cougar and Ogden native Patrick Fishburn as the low local players in the Bank of Utah Championship in Ivins.Akina, w

  Deseret News · Oct 2, 2026

• Smotherman stays hot, leads at Bank of Utah

  By Tom Zulewski, Iron County Today IVINS – As the top of the leaderboard got crowded toward the end of the first round at the Bank of Utah Championship, Austin Smotherman had no problem taking a look

  Iron County Today · Oct 2, 2026