Tyson Shelley, a Skyline High School graduate who still holds the Utah state record for lowest 36-hole score, will make his PGA Tour debut at the Bank of Utah Championship beginning Thursday, Oct. 1.

Shelley received a sponsor exemption into the 120-player field at Black Desert Resort in Ivins after Lanto Griffin withdrew, PGA Tour Communications confirmed Monday, Sept. 28. The tournament runs through Oct. 4 with a $6 million purse.

Shelley, who turned pro this summer, is one of 10 Utahns in the field, believed to be a record for products of Utah high schools in a PGA Tour event, according to the Deseret News. The biggest name among them: Tony Finau, the Rose Park native and six-time PGA Tour winner making his first appearance in the three-year-old event.

Shelley's road to the PGA Tour started late. He picked up golf in eighth grade after playing at Bonneville Golf Course with future Skyline teammate Simon Kwon. "He was actually the one that convinced me to come over to Skyline," Shelley told the BYU Daily Universe in an April feature on the program's dynasty.

Once there, Shelley helped transform the Eagles. Skyline hadn't won a state golf championship since 2006. With Shelley, Kwon and Peter Kim leading the lineup, the Eagles won five consecutive titles from 2018 to 2022, according to UHSAA records.

Shelley's individual breakthrough came at the 2021 state championship at Soldier Hollow, where he shot 65-63 for a 128 total. That 16-under mark remains the lowest 36-hole score in Utah high school history. He was named 2021 Skyline Athlete of the Year and was a three-time First Team All-State selection. He also played guard on the Skyline varsity basketball team.

After four years at BYU, Shelley turned professional this summer. He tied for fifth at the Utah Open in August, shooting 16-under 200 and earning $6,500. In July, he fired a 5-under 66 at The Country Club in Salt Lake City to earn medalist honors and qualify for his third U.S. Amateur.

Shelley joins a Utah contingent that includes PGA Tour regulars Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn, two-time Utah State Amateur champion Bowen Mauss, current BYU golfer Kihei Akina, Arizona State's Boston Bracken and Cottonwood High graduate Zach J. Johnson.

Former BYU golfers Carson Lundell and Rhett Rasmussen qualified through Monday qualifying at The Ledges Golf Course in St. George.

Utah golfers have found the cut difficult at Black Desert. Only three of 17 have made it through 36 holes in the tournament's first two years, according to Utah golf historian Kurt Kragthorpe.

Finau, 37, sits on the FedEx Cup bubble at No. 100 on the points list after missing all four majors and the FedEx Cup Playoffs in 2026. Tournament executive director Ashley Dove said the field reflects how quickly the event has grown.

"Big names. The fans want big names. … So there's a lot of interest in those Utah players, but fans also want to see those big names that they've seen on TV, those recognizable stars," Dove said.

The field also features 21-year-old Jackson Koivun, fresh off the Presidents Cup, along with Max Homa, Billy Horschel, defending champion Michael Brennan and 2009 U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover. Play begins on the par-71, 7,421-yard Black Desert layout.