The debut edition of the Black Desert Championship concluded on October 13, 2024, in Utah. After sixty years, the PGA Tour’s return to the city was a rather exciting round. Matt McCarty grabbed his first PGA Tour victory at the event, becoming the winner of the inaugural edition.
This was just his third start on the Tour, practically the second after he bagged his full time PGA Tour card. the 26-year-old turned pro in 2021 and put an exceptional round on Sunday. He finished with a total of 23-under having won a whopping $1.3 million defeating Stephan Jaeger by three strokes.
Jaegar did indeed manage to put up an exceptional run having scored a 20-under, while Lucas Glover and Kevin Streelman were just one stroke away on T3 with a 19-under.
Matt McCarty’s exceptional finish
Matt McCarty bagged an eagle, and four birdies on Sunday. He could have easily gone way better had it not been for the two bogeys, which brought his Sunday Round’s score down to a 4-under at the Black Desert Championship. His name was already brimming on the headlines with his finish on the Korn Ferry Tour.
He has won three of the last eight events of the 2024 season, which was why he ended up earning a full time PGA Tour card. He became the fifth player in history to win his first title on the PGA Tour in three or less than three starts joining Jim Benepe, Garrick Higgo, Bob Gilder, Steve Ballesteros, and Russell Henley.
