2024 Black Desert Championship power rankings: South African golfer on top

Starting October 10th, golf fans will witness the 2024 Black Desert Championship live from the Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins, Utah, USA. This golf course was designed by Phil Smith and the legendary Tom Weiskopf, in his last work. A tricky terrain featuring lava rocks and mountains will make the course a challenging one for the golfers.

The 2024 Black Desert Championship will feature some of the best golfers competing for a $7.5 million purse. Here is a list of the PGA Tour power rankings, with South African professional golfer Erik Van Rooyen leading it.

PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Black Desert Championship:

1. Erik Van Rooyen
2. Keith Mitchell
3. Lucas Glover
4. Patton Kizzire
5. Jacob Bridgeman
6. Beau Hossler
7. Michael Thorbjornsen
8. Stephan Jaeger
9. Seamus Power
10. Henrik Norlander
11. Ben Griffin
12. Max McGreevy
13. Ryan Fox
14. Daniel Berger
15. Kurt Kitayama

It's worth noting that Erik Van Rooyen registered four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour this year. Overall, the South African professional golfer has registered two wins on the PGA Tour among six professional wins in total.

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A look at the field for 2024 Black Desert Championship

Along with the golfers who have featured in the power rankings of the 2024 Black Desert Championship, the tournament will also feature other talented golfers who will be looking to win the inaugural edition of this tournament. Here is a detailed list of the full field for the 2024 Black Desert Championship:

• 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