Black Desert Championship: WATCH: Ben Kohles holes incredible ace at Black Desert Championship

US golfer Ben Kohles hit an incredible ace at the inaugral Black Desert Championship in Utah. He is currently placed T4 with a 6-under in the ongoing round 1.

On the par-3 17th hole, Kohles nailed a 130-yard shot to record his first ace on the PGA Tour. The ball initially landed past the front pin before rolling back into the cup. This was the first ace of the Black Desert Championship. It moved Ben Kohles to 1-under through eight holes.

The Black Desert Championship is the 34-year-old's 80th career start. He was the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year, but is still searching for his first PGA Tour win. He lost out in the CJ Cup to Taylor Pendrith, after a bogey on the 72nd hole left him short by one stroke.

Who is leading the Black Desert Championship's round 1?

The inaugral Black Desert Championship began on Thursday, 10th October at the Black Desert Golf Course in Utah. The round 1 is currently underway.

US golfer Kevin Streelman, the UK's Harry Hall, and Swedish golfer Henrik Norlander are currently leading the standings with a score of 7-under each. Streelman was a part of the first pairing to tee off in round 1, along with S.H. Kim and Scott Gutschewski. Norlander teed off with Wesley Bryan and Aaron Baddeley.

The dynamics in the leaderboard may change in the coming rounds. The event is scheduled to wrap up on October 13, 2024. The prize purse for the tournament is a whopping $7.5 million with a 132-player field fighting for it.

The current leaders will face some tough competition from formidable golfers such as Keith Mitchell, Adam Svensson, Luke List, Camilo Villegas among others.

Who all are playing at the 2024 Black Desert Championship?

The Black Desert Championship features a 132-golfer field. Here's a look at the full field:

1. Akina Kihei
2. Anders Albertson
3. Tyson Alexander
4. Aaron Baddeley
5. Paul Barjon
6. Erik Barnes
7. Daniel Berger
8. Alexander Björk
9. Zac Blair
10. Jay Don Blake
11. Joseph Bramlett
12. Ryan Brehm
13. Jacob Bridgeman
14. Wesley Bryan
15. Hayden Buckley
16. Rafael Campos
17. Bud Cauley
18. Cameron Champ
19. Kevin Chappell
20. Parker Coody
21. Pierceson Coody
22. Trace Crowe
23. Joel Dahmen
24. Kevin Dougherty
25. Adrien Dumont de Chassart
26. Tyler Duncan
27. Nico Echavarria
28. Harris English
29. Patrick Fishburn
30. Ryan Fox
31. Wilson Furr
32. Brice Garnett
33. Doug Ghim
34. Lucas Glover
35. Will Gordon
36. Ben Griffin
37. Lanto Griffin
38. Emiliano Grillo
39. Scott Gutschewski
40. Chesson Hadley
41. Blaine Hale Jr.
42. Harry Hall
43. Nick Hardy
44. Garrick Higgo
45. Joe Highsmith
46. Ryo Hisatsune
47. Lee Hodges
48. Rico Hoey
49. J.B. Holmes
50. Beau Hossler
51. Mark Hubbard
52. Stephan Jaeger
53. Zac Jones
54. Chan Kim
55. Michael Kim
56. S.H. Kim
57. Chris Kirk
58. Kevin Kisner
59. Kurt Kitayama
60. Patton Kizzire
61. Philip Knowles
62. Ben Kohles
63. Kelly Kraft
64. Peter Kuest
65. Martin Laird
66. Nate Lashley
67. K.H. Lee
68. Nicholas Lindheim
69. David Lipsky
70. Luke List
71. Justin Lower
72. Peter Malnati
73. Bowen Mauss
74. Matt McCarty
75. Ryan McCormick
76. Max McGreevy
77. Mac Meissner
78. Troy Merritt
79. Keith Mitchell
80. Taylor Montgomery
81. Ryan Moore
82. Trey Mullinax
83. Matt NeSmith
84. S.Y. Noh
85. Henrik Norlander
86. Andrew Novak
87. C.T. Pan
88. Raul Pereda
89. Chandler Phillips
90. Seamus Power
91. Chad Ramey
92. Chez Reavie
93. Patrick Rodgers
94. Sam Ryder
95. Matti Schmid
96. Robby Shelton
97. Greyson Sigg
98. David Skinns
99. Roger Sloan
100. Alex Smalley
101. Brandt Snedeker
102. J.J. Spaun
103. Hayden Springer
104. Kevin Streelman
105. Justin Suh
106. Adam Svensson
107. Callum Tarren
108. Ben Taylor
109. Nick Taylor
110. Josh Teater
111. Michael Thorbjornsen
112. Alejandro Tosti
113. Martin Trainer
114. Kevin Tway
115. Sami Valimaki
116. Erik van Rooyen
117. Camilo Villegas
118. Dustin Volk
119. Mike Weir
120. Vince Whaley
121. Tom Whitney
122. Tim Wilkinson
123. Brandon Wu
124. Dylan Wu
125. Norman Xiong
126. Carson Young
127. Kevin Yu
128. Carl Yuan
129. Chandler Blanchet
130. Chris Korte
131. John Sand
132. David Bradshaw

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