A remarkable round was shot earlier this year that has not had the attention it deserves.
Wes Butterfus, a recently reinstated amateur who owns Zions Golf in St. George, was playing in the Coral Canyon Pro-Am and shot an almost unbelievable 26 on the front nine, that’s ten under par.
He was playing from the white tees at a yardage of about 6,000 yards. He was on a team consisting of Nick McKinlay, Blake Bird, and Terry Monsen.
He actually began the round on the tenth hole and he shot one over par on that nine.
He made a ten foot eagle putt on the par five first hole. He had a tap in birdie on the par five second hole.
Things really got good when he aced the par three third hole using a nine iron from 149 yards. That put him five under par after just three holes on the nine.
On the long uphill par four fourth hole his approach shot was 30 feet above the hole with a delicate fast downhill putt. He barely tapped the putt and it trickled into the hole for a birdie.
He drove the green on the short downhill par four fifth hole and amazingly drilled his 35-foot putt for his third eagle on the nine.
On the short par three sixth hole he sank a five foot birdie putt.
On the long par four seventh hole he hit his drive in the fairway bunker, but got a seven iron onto the green and had to settle for a dismal tap in par.
On the short par four eighth hole he drove to the fringe of the green, missed his 30-foot putt and settled for birdie.
On the ninth hole he finished with a ho-hum par after just missing a 15 foot bump and run chip shot.
It is surely one of the most remarkable scores in Utah golf history.
His round consisted of three eagles, four birdies, and two pars.
Combined with his other nine he shot an 18-hole score of 63.
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