Former BYU star Zac Blair made five birdies as part of his 3-under par final round 68 to finish among the top 20 in the Bank of Utah Black Desert Championship PGA Tour event in Ivins on Sunday.
Blair finished 13-under par, some nine strokes behind the victor, Michael Brennan, at 22-under par. Brennan finished four shots ahead of second-place Rico Hoey.
“I have a few more events to have a couple of more weeks like that,” said Blair, who will play in Bermuda and Seattle in coming weeks.
“This is how I’ve played this year, especially when I’ve made cuts. I’ve just had too many mistakes. It was nice to make some putts. I still missed way too many but it was nice to make a lot of 15 to 20 footers.”
Blair birdied holes 4, 5, 7, 14 and 15 with great chances to make birdie putts on the 9th and 10th heading home. He bogeyed No. 1 to start the day and quickly climbed to 13-under par after 15.
Blair made bogey on No. 16, and before that mistake, his 4-under par final round was just under the performances of Brandt Snedeker (8-under), Kurt Kitayama (7-under) and Mex McGreevy’s 6-under par rounds.
In his previous round Saturday, Blair had eight birdies, 18 for the tournament. He finished with 23 birdies, five during his final round. For the tournament, Blair had rounds of 68-69-67-68 for a top 20 finish.
Ogden’s Connor Howe struggled in Saturday and Sunday’s rounds, firing an even par 71 on Sunday for rounds of 68-66-74-71, five-under par and T50.
