Blake Tomlinson, a Skyline High School alumnus and former University of Utah golfer, fired a final-round 5-under 67 on Sunday, Aug. 16, to win the 100th Larry H. Miller Utah Open at Riverside Country Club in Provo and pocket the $25,000 first-place check.

It's his second Utah Open title. The 27-year-old Salt Lake City native also won in 2022.

Tomlinson entered the final round with a two-stroke lead after rounds of 66 and 62, but bogeys on No. 2 and No. 6 opened the door. Five players held or shared the lead at various points Sunday: Tomlinson, Carson Lundell, Simon Kwon, Cole Ponich and Rhett Rasmussen.

The turning point came on No. 7, where Tomlinson holed out for eagle. Three holes later, he chipped in for birdie on No. 10.

"And then the chip-in on 10, that was also very good, and then I was just kind of off and running from there," Tomlinson told the Deseret News.

Ponich, a former Brigham Young University golfer and boyhood friend of Tomlinson's, fired a 62 in the final round to tie with Rasmussen for second at 19-under. Each earned $13,500. Salt Lake City pro John Fox closed with a 66 for solo fourth and $9,000.

The Ponich-Tomlinson rivalry has a recent chapter. At the 2025 Provo Open, Tomlinson shot a final-round 62 to pressure Ponich. This time Ponich returned the favor. "I just told him I tried to do the same thing to him as he did to me," Ponich said near the 18th green before the trophy presentation.

Tomlinson's Skyline roots run deep. He was a three-time 4A all-state selection and won the individual state championship as a senior, according to his University of Utah athletics bio. His 2022 Utah Open victory made him the first former Ute to win the tournament since Bruce Summerhays in 2008. His girlfriend Kate Summers served as his caddy throughout the three-day event.

Fellow Skyline alumnus Simon Kwon, now a former BYU golfer, was among the final-round leaders before fading on the back nine, as Utah golf journalist Kurt Kragthorpe noted on X.

The milestone 100th edition of Utah's longest-running professional golf tournament carried a $150,000 purse. The Miller Family Foundation and the Utah Section PGA marked the centennial with a $100,000 donation to Special Olympics Utah.

Tomlinson, a fourth-year pro who currently holds no tour status for 2026, plans to play the New Mexico Open in September before heading to Q School this fall.