Kurt Kragthorpe
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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BYU grad Daniel Summerhays advances through Korn Ferry Tour Q-school
BYU grad Daniel Summerhays advances through Korn Ferry Tour Q-school. → Read More
The best Utah golf courses to play in the fall
Springville • Of all the vantage points for autumn scenery in Utah, the best might be the Sand Trap. The cafe in Hobble Creek Golf Course’s clubhouse overlooks No. 10, a par-3 hole that plays downhill to a green surrounded by trees with varied colors that are just now emerging. The Utah High School Activities Association made this discovery nearly 50 years ago, moving the golf season from spring… → Read More
A 50-foot birdie to win the Utah Women’s Open? No problem for Tess Blair
Former Bingham High standout Tess Blair wins the Utah Women's Open in dramatic fashion at Thanksgiving Point. → Read More
Tony Finau’s Open Championship begins with a 400-yard drive and a 105-foot putt
On consecutive holes Thursday, Tony Finau drove his golf ball over the green on a par-4, faced a 105-foot putt and launched a 401-yard drive on a par-5. → Read More
Utah’s Tony Finau has reason to hope the Masters will jump-start his disappointing season
The majors usually have evoked Tony Finau’s best efforts, and they carry extra value in the standings. So after a difficult start to this season, there's still hope the second half could be a different story for the Utah golfer. → Read More
BYU grad Patrick Fishburn has one last shot at a PGA Tour card
As usual, Patrick Fishburn’s hopes of advancing in professional golf will come down to his last opportunity. → Read More
Wyoming’s Joshua Creel earns redemption and a $108,000 payday at the Utah Championship
The Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship paid out $108,000 to its winner Sunday. → Read More
Teenage golfer Cooper Jones wins the SLC Amateur playoff with an eagle
Teen Cooper Jones triumphs in playoff to win the Salt Lake City Amateur at Bonneville Golf Course. → Read More
Utahn Tony Finau withdraws from Las Vegas tournament after positive test for COVID-19
Part-time Utah resident Tony Finau became the first PGA Tour player in two months to have his schedule disrupted by COVID-19, having to withdraw Tuesday from the Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas after his on-site test came back positive for the coronavirus. → Read More
Ute golfer Mitchell Schow tops teammate Blake Tomlinson for State Am title
Jeremy Ranch • Holding the State Amateur’s traveling trophy as he stood on the No. 16 green Saturday, University of Utah golfer Mitchell Schow understood what he accomplished at Jeremy Ranch Golf & Country Club. Exactly how he did it, though? That’s another story. → Read More
Ute golfer Brandon Robison knocks off present, future BYU players in State Amateur
Jeremy Ranch • Hours before Utah and BYU once were scheduled to kick off the football season Thursday, Ute freshman golfer Brandon Robison enjoyed what might stand as some of the only duels between the schools’ athletic programs for a while. → Read More
Former BYU golfer Peter Kuest completes a Utah Open runaway
Provo • Organizers of the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship could have created a much more dramatic finish Sunday in the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open if they had awarded former BYU star Peter Kuest a sponsor exemption as a rookie pro. → Read More
Former BYU star Peter Kuest extends his Utah Open lead
Provo • The players chasing Peter Kuest in Sunday’s final round of the Siegfried & Jensen Utah Open want to believe it is too early to write his name on the winner’s check for $15,000. He already may have earned another tribute, though. → Read More
Paul Haley II hopes to complete a big comeback in the Utah Championship
Farmington • Paul Haley II looked forward to spending Saturday night as a co-leader of the Utah Championship, embracing everything that another potential Korn Ferry Tour victory would bring to a golfer who is said to have been “as lost as a pro gets.” → Read More
Daniel Summerhays’ eight birdies give him weekend tee times in the Utah Championship
Farmington • The shadow of a pine tree covered the back portion of Oakridge Country Club’s 18th green Friday as Daniel Summerhays finished his round in one of the Utah Championship’s last threesomes of the day. → Read More
Daniel Summerhays hoping to extend his Oakridge history through the weekend
Farmington • Daniel Summerhays was still stewing about a careless bogey on the previous hole as he stood in the fairway Thursday. He looked to his right and suddenly started smiling. → Read More
Kurt Kragthorpe: All Jerry Sloan ever wanted was a fair shake, and he deserved it
Editor’s note: Kurt Kragthorpe covered the Utah Jazz and Jerry Sloan as a beat writer with the Deseret News and a columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Now retired, Kragthorpe shares some of his favorite recollections of the longtime Jazz coach. → Read More
Utah’s historic State Amateur golf tournament is pushed back to September
The world’s longest continuously held golf tournament is being rescheduled for Sept. 1-5, when the Utah Golf Association intends to stage the 122nd State Amateur at Jeremy Ranch Golf and Country Club. → Read More
Kurt Kragthorpe: A football coach’s kid who wound up as a sportswriter would never happen now, but it worked out all right for me
On the second-to-last day of my full-time work in the newspaper business, Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham publicly, and graciously, mentioned our slice of shared history as teenagers whose fathers coached together. That's when it hit me again: This whole thing never should have happened. → Read More
Utes in review: December’s downturn is revealing for Utah, and not in a good way
San Antonio • As fireworks exploded downtown, Utah’s football program again stumbled into a new year. → Read More