resort · Ivins, UT · 18 holes

Black Desert Resort Golf Course

Golf Digest's #2 in Utah and a PGA TOUR venue. Bentgrass corridors through black lava mean a miss is a lost ball. Stay on site to save $75–$125 a round.

Par72

Tips7,393 yd

Rating / slope75.4 / 139

Green fees seen$250–$450

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Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
Tournament	7,393	75.4 / 139	82.3 / 151
Tournament/Black Desert combo	7,135	74.3 / 136	–
Black Desert	6,917	73.3 / 134	79.6 / 146
Weiskopf	6,474	71.2 / 128	77.2 / 140
Weiskopf/Snow Canyon combo	5,999	–	74.6 / 134
Weiskopf/Snow Canyon combo	5,982	68.7 / 126	–
Snow Canyon	5,663	–	72.6 / 132
Snow Canyon	5,634	67.1 / 120	–
Snow Canyon/Red Cliffs combo	5,355	65.7 / 115	–
Red Cliffs	4,916	63.4 / 112	68.3 / 117

Course rating / slope, USGA Course Rating database where available.

Green fees

Peak (Jan–Apr)	Mar 13-Jul 6 and Sep 4-Jan 1 2027: $450 non-guest / $325 resort guest
Shoulder	Jan 2-Mar 12: $325 non-guest / $250 resort guest
Summer	Jul 7-Sep 3: $325 / $250 for 10:15 am-close; 7-10 am tee times charged peak rate
Twilight	none published

blackdesertresort.com/golf 2026 rate table, checked 2026-10-11. Includes cart, forecaddie, food & non-alcoholic drinks at Oasis and Club 73, practice facility, tee gift.

Before you book

Access	open to the public; resort guests pay less; owners/resort guests get booking priority
Book ahead	public up to 14 days (live booking-site setting, read 2026-10-17; an Aug 2024 press release said 60) with resort guests/owners getting priority; singles/same-day by phone; virtual waitlist; stay-and-play up to 1 year out
Overseed / closures	No overseed (all-bent). 2026: spring aerification recovery Feb 26-Mar 12 (open, possible cart-path-only); Aug 1-Sep 13 PGA TOUR prep (mats, limited tees); CLOSED Sep 14-Oct 6 for the PGA TOUR event
Designer	Tom Weiskopf (his final design), completed by longtime partner Phil Smith
Opened	2023
Style	desert lava-field: bentgrass corridors cut through black basalt with red-cliff backdrop
Carts	GPS carts (15 mph) with Weiskopf hole-by-hole audio, included; CADDIEMASTER forecaddie included (tip extra - baseline suggests ~$40-50, unverified)
Practice	Trackman driving range, chipping green, 36-hole putting course, illuminated 2-acre putting green (night use), Trackman simulators, golf academy clinics
Pace	12-minute tee intervals (resort); round time not published
Elevation	2,987 ft
Drive from downtown St. George	13 min (6.2 mi)
Phone	435-222-7830
Address	1500 E Black Desert Dr, Ivins, UT 84738 (golf shop: 250 S Weiskopf Wy)

Signature holes

#3 - par 3 with a bunker in the middle of the green (Riviera #6 homage)
#2 / #8 - share a double green in the lava field
#5 and #14 - drivable par 4s
#13 - par 5 (PGA TOUR plays it as a 519-yd par 4) to a green on a lava-ringed knob, inspired by Pebble Beach #14
#18 - dogleg-left par 5, green inspired by Augusta #5
Bonus 19th 'bet-settling' hole

Local knowledge

Stay on property: resort-guest rate saves $75-125 per round.
Summer deal: Jul 7-Sep 3 after 10:15 am drops to $325/$250 - but expect 100F+.
Course shuts mid-Sep to early Oct for the PGA TOUR event.
12-minute tee intervals and an included forecaddie - use his reads on the big bent greens.
Join the virtual waitlist if your date is full; singles must call the shop.

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards*	Elev*
1	4	525	+30 ft
2	4	338	-5 ft
3	3	132	+7 ft
4	4	443	-25 ft
5	4	320	-6 ft
6	4	417	+8 ft
7	5	566	+24 ft
8	3	155	+16 ft
9	5	502	+19 ft
10	4	401	+24 ft
11	4	481	-47 ft
12	4	459	-38 ft
13	5	524	+32 ft
14	4	305	+35 ft
15	3	195	+14 ft
16	4	505	+19 ft
17	3	139	+13 ft
18	5	477	-51 ft

*Yards measured along the mapped centre line (OpenStreetMap), close to the middle tees. Elevation = how far the green sits above (+) or below (−) the tee, from USGS terrain data.

Recognition

Golf Digest Best in State Utah #2 (2025-26) and America's 100 Greatest Public
Golfweek #1 in Utah; #34 Best Courses You Can Play (US); #96 Top 200 Modern (2025)
Host: PGA TOUR Black Desert Championship 2024; LPGA Black Desert Championship 2025; PGA TOUR Bank of Utah Championship 2026 (FedExCup Fall)

Closest golf hotels

Black Desert Resort — 2 min, 0.5 mi
The Inn at Entrada — 3 min, 1.1 mi
The Advenire — 12 min, 5.8 mi

Questions golfers ask

How much does it cost to play Black Desert Resort Golf Course?

Green fees we have seen range from $250–$450, depending on season and time of day. Peak season: Mar 13-Jul 6 and Sep 4-Jan 1 2027: $450 non-guest / $325 resort guest

When is Black Desert Resort Golf Course closed for overseeding?

The latest published closure is Sep 14 – Oct 6. No overseed (all-bent). 2026: spring aerification recovery Feb 26-Mar 12 (open, possible cart-path-only); Aug 1-Sep 13 PGA TOUR prep (mats, limited tees); CLOSED Sep 14-Oct 6 for the PGA TOUR event

How hard is Black Desert Resort Golf Course?

From the back tees it measures 7,393 yards with a course rating of 75.4 and a slope of 139. 4.5/5 - 75.4/139 from 7,393; lava lines most holes so a miss is usually a lost ball; big undulating bent greens

How far ahead can you book Black Desert Resort Golf Course?

public up to 14 days (live booking-site setting, read 2026-10-17; an Aug 2024 press release said 60) with resort guests/owners getting priority; singles/same-day by phone; virtual waitlist; stay-and-play up to 1 year out

How far is Black Desert Resort Golf Course from St. George?

About 13 minutes (6.2 miles) by road from downtown St. George in light traffic.