Behind the scenes of the Black Desert Championship
ABC4 Utah
[{'start': '6.306', 'end': '9.242', 'text': ">> Good afternoon, everybody.  And welcome to ABC. 4 news at  5 o'clock. I'm Sarah Murphy  live here at Black. Doesn't  resort for the LPGA Tour event  right here in Ivan's. Brian  Mackin that. Thanks so much for  joining us tonight. The LPGA  Black does a championship  begins today. They're pulling  out all of the stops. Sarah,  it looks beautiful there.  You've got an inside look at  what they're doing today.  I know, Brian, I got really  lucky today this whole week.  Really what a beautiful day.  Its been here in Ivan's in  southern Utah. I've heard so  many people compare it to the  PGA Tour in the fall. And while  it was lovely, I've heard it  was very hot. We got lucky  today. We're going to have to  tell Brophy that. But so much  going on here on day one at the  Black Desert Championship we've  seen so much excitement.  We've talked to players their  loved ones, their guests and  spectators and really black  desert championship. They're  pulling out all the stops.  They're rolling out the red  carpet for these players  starting with private planes.  >> When the plane touches down,  the crews go to work, welcoming  the LPGA players to the Black  Desert Championship right on  the tarmac and what makes it  more special. These are charter  planes and for some of these  golfers, it's their first time  on one first time. I think for  a lot of us. yeah, it's not  very often Inc. Definitely  something really new for some  of these LPGA athletes. It's  safe to say they were excited.  You are so happy like we've  believe it. I certainly did  not expect it to be this good  like.  >> We're really, really  appreciate it. We remain  grateful. So are super super  happy. The Black Desert  Championship partnered with  SkyWest to pull together the  7 private jets. Something  spokesperson Marissa Snow says  is rarely done on the LPGA  Tour. It was really it's it's  hard to find the words. Do you  really give them that kind of  experience? I mean, they  deserve that kind of treatment  on a regular basis. And we're  we're so thrilled at Sky was  started to be the first to  offer it. And the special  treatment goes further than  a flight. When they get there  to the resort, they're going to  stay for free and where you  know they dine free. Stay free.  It's an all-inclusive flights.  >> Make it  or blankets.  >> Stays and dying in golf and  just everything is is on a  black desert managing partner,  Patrick Manning says it's all  because they want to show the  world they support women like a  megaphone. This thing will be  aired and 220 countries  worldwide. Unbeatable show.  >> How Utah Block does or  showed up for these women who  deserve to have the red carpet  rolled out. We're excited to  do it.  >> Black desert showing up.  That's really a theme we've  heard from so many we've spoken  with today. They say that's  their goal. They want to show  this off to you, Don. Show what  support looks like. We're going  to talk a little bit more about  what this championship is  looking like here on day one  and through the next few days,  we have a John Coolbaugh John  Cool of all. We got so many  good people here tournament  director here. John. We're so  glad you're here with us.  I want you to walk us through.  We've been talking about how  exciting this day is. How is it  for you? You put in so much  work to get to this point.  Walk us through what you're  feeling to. Of course, it's a  big effort by myself. The team  are 500 volunteers, everybody  that works here blacked as a  resort. So  >> we're thrilled that it's  finally here. We're thrilled  that the excellent feedback  that we've gotten from the  players, their families, the  caddies, all the population is  coming to join us here and and  our local population that's out  having a good time watching it  all. We've heard a lot about  just how much work went into  this. How many people have been  involved? We know there's those  little details. I'm sure that  so many of us probably don't  get a chance to recognize  what's something you like?  What's one of your favorite  parts that you wish more people  would know about? Oh, I love  the clean bathrooms. I love.  I love the convenient parking  in transportation. I love the  correct signage everywhere.  So all the little things go  into making the event very  special. And oh, by the way,  look at this backdrop that  people get to enjoy and oh, by  the way, there are experiencing  33 of the top 50 players in the  world. That's quite amazing.  When you think about it are  are PGA Tour event this week  has 9 of the top players in the  world competing in that event.  We have 33 here.  Gosh, you talked about the  scenery is beautiful.  Incredible people to ever get  sick of it. You do this all the  time. I'm not a bad place to  come to work, right? Yeah.  And it's really 1, 1, after  another. We had a very  successful first year with a  PGA Tour here in October.  This is our and our goal at  LPGA Tournament year. And we're  on in October with PGA again.  So as much as I'd like to relax  a little bit after this is  done. We're preparing right  away for PGA Tour coming  October. It's a busy time.  We know this. We're obviously  in Ivan's were in southern  Utah. Our viewers are all  across the state.  >> Why should people in other  parts of Utah up north all  over, why should they care  about what's going on here?  Well,  >> I mean, maybe maybe we don't  want all them to come here.  Can we just hold this for  ourselves here in this  beautiful area? Not even just  yes. Exactly. Just getting on.  We love accepting everybody  year in the greater Zion  region. So come come for this  world-class golf. Come for this  amazing, spectacular resort.  But then come and do everything  else is in this area. All the  national parks and Joy Saint  George enjoy Ivens, enjoy all  the food and beverage. Stay in  the hotels. What will take it  all?  >> You heard it straight from  him, folks. What a place to"}]