Reno-Tahoe Open

[FC Basher]

Tournament record: 271 (Kirk Triplett, 2003 & John Cook, 2001)
Course record: 63 (Kirk Triplett, 2003 & Notah Begay III, 1999)
Hole Par Yards
1 4 413

The par 4, first hole is a fairly straightaway hole and, depending on the wind conditions, the tee shot will probably be played with a fairway wood. You must avoid the fairway bunker in the landing area because you can't see the putting surface from there. The bunker in the front-left of the green protects the back-left pin position. It's a mildly sloping green which runs sharply from front to back.
2 3 171

The second hole at Montreux is a semi-blind, uphill par 3 that features a very large green protected on the front left by two bunkers and a ravine to the far left. There is a premium on hitting the correct club here, because a shot that misses the green will cause a lot of problems. Two majestic pine trees frame this beautiful hole.
3 4 429

To avoid the trouble on the right, you must drive down the left-hand side of the fairway on the par 4, third. Any shot missed to the right will run down the slope into a lateral hazard. Club selection on your second shot is most important here, as it must carry all the way to the green to avoid the deep ravine in the front. The front-right pin position on this difficult two-tiered green is protected by a huge pine on the right that will catch more than its share of errant approach shots.
4 5 518

Your tee shot on the par 5, fourth hole must be played down the right side of this narrow fairway to have a clear shot at reaching the green in two. The tee shot must carry the bunker on the right-hand side, or be played with a left to right trajectory. Should you pull or hook your tee shot to the left side of the fairway, your view of the green will be blocked by a stand of pine trees. Should you go for the green in two, your second shot must carry the pot bunker that guards the front left of the green. If you lay up, you'll be playing to a narrow fairway on the right, which will leave you a tricky pitch shot to an elevated green, protected on the right side by a huge bunker.
5 4 367

The par 4, fifth hole is a true risk/reward hole. This narrow, slightly downhill, tee shot requires great accuracy and forces the player to make a choice. Either lay up off the tee with a long iron, or try to drive the green with a left to right trajectory. The green is narrow, but deep, and is softly undulating. If the wind picks up, it makes for an interesting decision.
6 4 439

This is one of the most demanding holes on the course and, again, tests even the best of drivers. It's a tight driving area, guarded on the right by pine trees and on the left by two large bunkers. Your second shot will be a short to mid-iron into a sloping green from left to right. Your approach must favor the left-hand side of the green to avoid the ball spinning off the green down into the subtle chipping area on the right. An up and down from the left-hand greenside bunker will be difficult.
7 3 220

This beautiful and intimidating par 3 doesn't play as long as it looks. The tee shot on this 220 yard, downhill hole is to a narrow two-tiered green that slopes away from you on the back half. Any shot that carries past the middle of the green could slip off the back. Be careful of the difficult greenside bunker on the right.
8 4 464

A dramatic tee shot from an elevated tee about 138 feet above the fairway gets your attention on the par 4, eighth. You must drive it as far as possible to get the shortest club you can to this very narrow green. The fairway is wider than it looks and is protected on the left by Galena Creek. The difficult green sets against Galena Creek with two deep bunkers on the left side. Getting the ball up and down from these left-hand bunkers will be difficult.
9 5 616

The downhill dogleg left par 5, 9th hole forces a decision on your second shot. Your tee shot must be played with a slight hook to run the ball as far down the fairway as possible. Once you reach your tee shot, you can take the gamble and go at the green in two. If not, you'll lay up with a middle iron that will leave you a short shot to a large, undulating green that features many difficult hole locations. The green is protected by bunkers and water to the right, so left and long is a good place to miss.
10 4 494

This downhill par 4 features a large driving area and plays shorter than you think. After a driver or possibly a fairway wood off the tee, you face a middle to short iron shot to a two-tiered green that runs away from you in the back. The green is well protected by the two bunkers and the lake on the right, as well as a large, free-form bunker which carves around the left-hand side of this tricky putting surface.
11 5 584

The tee shot on this uphill straightaway par 5 must avoid the lone pine that sits in the middle of the fairway. Should you make a play at the green after your tee shot, it must carry the pot bunker short and left of the green, as well as the large greenside bunker on the right. This large two-tiered green drops off sharply on the left and could offer some very difficult and tricky hole locations.
12 3 185

The first of three new holes, this is a slightly uphill par 3 that is guarded by a large bunker, short and to the right of the green. The bank behind the green will collect long shots and shots pulled to the left. Players most likely will hit a 6-8 iron off the tee depending on the pin placement and the wind.
13 4 355

This uphill par 4 is a textbook risk/reward hole. Longer players will be tempted to drive or get close to the green, while others will debate to lay up short and left of the bunker complex guarding the right side. Precise distance control is required for approach shots to the two-tiered, heavily bunkered green.
14 4 491

The long downhill #14 features two beautiful sentry trees on the left side of the hole. If you decide to hit your driver off the tee, you will have a short approach shot into the green. If you choose to hit a long iron or 3-wood off the tee, it's possible to avoid the rough to the right of the fairway. The multi-tiered green is guarded short and right by a bunker.
15 4 477

This beautiful par 4 plays from right to left and is the start of the "Bear Trap." Your tee shot must be played down the right side to take advantage of the sloping fairway. There are no fairway bunkers here so you can pretty much let loose with your driver. Your approach to this loping green must avoid the left side bunker that is extremely deep. Any shot played from the right side of the green will slope back to the middle of the green. The players can be very creative here.
16 3 163

This tricky par 3 is the shortest hole on the course, but club selection here is critical. You're faced with a long carry over water to a narrow, shallow green that is divided in the middle by a large ridge. You've got more room on the right half of this green, but the toughest hole location will be tucked into the left-hand corner, underneath the huge pines. Hopefully, you'll avoid the pot bunker that protects the left-hand side as well.
17 5 636

The longest and straightest hole at Montreux, this par 5 challenges you for its entire 636 yards. Your tee shot must avoid the lake to the left of the fairway. Your second must be played slightly left of the center to avoid the deep, cavernous bunker on the right of the green. It is the largest and most undulating green on the course and will offer many interesting hole locations. You'll probably have the wind at your back most of the time, so an eagle three isn't out of the question.
18 4 429

The par 4, 18th hole is a great finishing hole for the Reno-Tahoe Open because it is the ultimate decision situation. If you play a 3-wood off the tee, it must be left toward the small bunker on the hill to avoid the large fairway bunker on the right. If you take a driver, you'll have to carry that bunker on the right and possibly run off the fairway into the right-hand rough. Once at your tee shot, your second will be to an undulating green separated down the center by a slight ridge. The deep bunkers both front-right and back-left will keep you on your toes.

Reno-Tahoe Open
Year Winner Score Runner up Score
1999 Notah Begay III 274 Chris Perry 277
1999 David Toms 277
2000 Scott Verplank 275 Jean Van De Velde 275
2001 John Cook 271 Jerry Kelly 272
2002 Chris Riley 271 Jonathan Kaye 271
2003 Kirk Triplett 271 Tim Herron 274
2004 Vaughn Taylor 278 Steve Allan 278
2004 Hunter Mahan 278
2004 Scott McCarron 278
2005 Vaughn Taylor 267 Jonathan Kaye 270
2006 Will MacKenzie 268 Bob Estes 269
2007 Steve Flesch 273 Charles Warren 278
2007 Kevin Stadler 278

Reno-Tahoe Open Book Closes 31 Jul 12:00
Each-way 1/4 1-2-3-4-5
Ben Crane 21.00 Bet
Joe Ogilvie 21.00 Bet
John Rollins 26.00 Bet
Tim Herron 29.00 Bet
Nick Watney 29.00 Bet
John Merrick 31.00 Bet
Alex Cejka 31.00 Bet
Bob Estes 34.00 Bet
Jonathan Byrd 34.00 Bet
Kevin Na 34.00 Bet
Scott McCarron 36.00 Bet
Ryan Moore 36.00 Bet
Nicholas Thompson 41.00 Bet
Patrick Sheehan 41.00 Bet
Jay Williamson 41.00 Bet
Brian Davis 41.00 Bet
Kevin Streelman 41.00 Bet
Mark Wilson 41.00 Bet
Charley Hoffman 41.00 Bet
Steve Elkington 41.00 Bet
Eric Axley 41.00 Bet
Chris Riley 51.00 Bet
Charles Warren 51.00 Bet
Kevin Stadler 51.00 Bet
Steve Allan 56.00 Bet
Michael Allen 56.00 Bet
Kent Jones 56.00 Bet
Jeff Overton 61.00 Bet
John Huston 61.00 Bet
Ryan Palmer 67.00 Bet
Parker McLachlin 67.00 Bet
Nathan Green 67.00 Bet
Harrison Frazar 76.00 Bet
Nick Flanagan 76.00 Bet
Jason Gore 76.00 Bet
Gavin Coles 81.00 Bet
Jon Mills 81.00 Bet
Carlos Franco 81.00 Bet
Omar Uresti 91.00 Bet
Glen Day 91.00 Bet
Jeff Maggert 91.00 Bet
Jason Dufner 101.00 Bet
Alejandro Canizares 101.00 Bet
Kirk Triplett 101.00 Bet
David Duval 101.00 Bet
Matt Jones 101.00 Bet
Ryan Armour 101.00 Bet
Craig Kanada 111.00 Bet
Jeff Gove 111.00 Bet
Cameron Beckman 111.00 Bet
Todd Demsey 126.00 Bet
Mark Hensby 126.00 Bet
Greg Kraft 126.00 Bet
Brenden Pappas 126.00 Bet
Tag Ridings 141.00 Bet
Paul Stankowski 141.00 Bet
Ted Purdy 151.00 Bet
John Riegger 151.00 Bet
Mathias Grönberg 151.00 Bet
Scott Sterling 151.00 Bet
Lee Janzen 151.00 Bet
Jimmy Walker 151.00 Bet
Garrett Willis 151.00 Bet
Dennis Paulson 151.00 Bet
Martin Laird 151.00 Bet
Tim Wilkinson 151.00 Bet
Bob Heintz 176.00 Bet
Dicky Pride 176.00 Bet
Richard Johnson 176.00 Bet
Grant Waite 176.00 Bet
James Driscoll 176.00 Bet
David Lutterus 176.00 Bet
Andrew Buckle 176.00 Bet
Jin Park 176.00 Bet
Tom Byrum 176.00 Bet
Chad Collins 176.00 Bet
Olin Browne 201.00 Bet
Marc Turnesa 201.00 Bet
Doug LaBelle 201.00 Bet
Jason Allred 201.00 Bet
Neal Lancaster 201.00 Bet
Jim McGovern 201.00 Bet
Y.E Yang 201.00 Bet
Spike McRoy 201.00 Bet
Kenneth Ferrie 201.00 Bet
Mark Brooks 201.00 Bet
Marco Dawson 201.00 Bet
Notah Begay 251.00 Bet
Phil Tataurangi 251.00 Bet
Dan Forsman 251.00 Bet
Robert Gamez 251.00 Bet
Brent Geiberger 251.00 Bet
Paul Claxton 251.00 Bet
Tom Scherrer 251.00 Bet
J.L. Lewis 251.00 Bet
Gary Hallberg 251.00 Bet
David Peoples 251.00 Bet
Rob Grube 251.00 Bet
Brad Elder 251.00 Bet
Chip Sullivan 301.00 Bet
Bob Sowards 301.00 Bet
Robin Freeman 301.00 Bet
Ian Leggatt 301.00 Bet
Cody Freeman 301.00 Bet
Steve Pate 301.00 Bet
Ron Whittaker 301.00 Bet
Tommy Gainey 301.00 Bet
Willie Wood 301.00 Bet
Kris Cox 351.00 Bet
Travis Perkins 401.00 Bet
Jay Delsing 401.00 Bet
Joel Edwards 401.00 Bet
Guy Boros 401.00 Bet
Larry Mize 401.00 Bet
Gabriel Hjertstedt 401.00 Bet
Kenny Knox 501.00 Bet
Bob Burns 501.00 Bet
Dave Rummels 501.00 Bet
Scott Gump 501.00 Bet
Ricardo Leibovich 501.00 Bet
Blaine McCallister 501.00 Bet
Mike Heinen 501.00 Bet
Len Mattiace 501.00 Bet
Trevor Dodds 501.00 Bet
Nolan Henke 501.00 Bet
Michelle Wie 1001.00 Bet

[FC Basher]

Another very average field taking part in this event,have a small stake on Nathan Green @ 66s e/w has no form in this event,one 3rd and one 10th aswell as 5 top 25s this season,but more importantly is 9th in the putting stats.

[TopDog]

Good Luck

MATCH Bet for me

John Merrick to outscore Herron @ Evens [Hills] 2pts

He finished 4th last year

[TopDog]

After Round 1

Merrick leads Herron by 5 shots

[FC Basher]

Now 7 clear after round 2

[TopDog]

Originally Posted by TopDog

Good Luck

MATCH Bet for me

John Merrick to outscore Herron @ Evens [Hills] 2pts

He finished 4th last year

Merrick beats Herron by 7 shots for a 2pts Profit

[FC Basher]

Nice one TopDog

[Snodser]

Missed this

Nice one TD