- Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
"This article is about the PGA Tour event; for information on the former Nationwide Tour event, see
Reno Open ."Infobox Golf Tournament
tournament_name = Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
nickname =
location =Reno, Nevada
establishment = 1999
course =Montrêux Golf & Country Club
par = 72
yardage = 7,472
tour =PGA Tour
format =Stroke play
purse = $3,000,000
month_played = August
aggregate = 271Kirk Triplett ,2003
271 John Cook, (2001)
to-par = -17Kirk Triplett ,2003
-17 John Cook, (2001)
Current Champion =Parker McLachlin The Legends Reno-Tahoe Open is a professionalgolf tournament on thePGA Tour . Founded in 1999, it is played annually in August, south ofReno, Nevada . The tournament is held at the [http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ Montrêux Golf and Country Club] , located midway between Reno andLake Tahoe . The course was designed byJack Nicklaus and opened in 1997; its average elevation is 5,600 feet (1,707 m) above sea level.The tournament takes place every year in the same week as the
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational . For its first three years, it had a full field of 156 players, while the World Golf Championship event had a field of about 40. When the WGC event expanded to about 80 players in 2002, the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open's field was reduced to 132 players.The 2008 event concluded on August 3 with a purse of $3.0 million.
Parker McLachlin was the winner, taking home the champion's prize of $540,000.Winners
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
*2008 flagicon|USAParker McLachlin Reno-Tahoe Open
*2007 flagicon|USASteve Flesch
*2006 flagicon|USAWill MacKenzie
*2005 flagicon|USAVaughn Taylor
*2004 flagicon|USAVaughn Taylor
*2003 flagicon|USAKirk Triplett
*2002 flagicon|USAChris Riley
*2001 flagicon|USA John Cook
*2000 flagicon|USAScott Verplank
*1999 flagicon|USANotah Begay III External links
* [http://www.legendsrenotahoeopen.com/Official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r472 Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ Montrêux Golf and Country Club]
* [http://nicklaus.com/design/montreux/ Nicklaus.com] - Montreux Golf & Country Club
* [http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=11&Z=11&X=641&Y=10902&W=2&qs=%7cReno%7cNV%7c Terraserver-USA.com] - aerial photo andUSGS topographic map
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