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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Truckee, California |
| Established | 1999 |
| Course(s) | Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood Course) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,480 yards (6,840 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour (alternate event) European Tour |
| Format | Modified Stableford |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267Vaughn Taylor (2005) |
| To par | −21as above |
| Score | 50 pointsErik van Rooyen (2021) |
| Current champion | |
 Ryan Gerard | |
| Location map | |
TheReno–Tahoe Open, sponsored as theBarracuda Championship since 2014, is a professionalgolf tournament on thePGA Tour inCalifornia. Founded in1999, it is analternate event played annually in August. Previously held atMontrêux Golf and Country Club outsideReno, Nevada, the tournament moved west in2020 to Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood course in nearbyTruckee, California.
Until2010, it was held in August, the same week as theWGC-Bridgestone Invitational. For its first three years, it had a full field of 156 players, while theWorld Golf Championship event had a field of about 40. When the WGC event expanded to about 80 players in2002, the field for the Reno–Tahoe Open was reduced to 132 players. With the launch of theFedEx Cup in2007, the tournament and the WGC event were moved from late to early August. In 2010 the Reno–Tahoe Open was played several weeks earlier, opposite theOpen Championship in mid-July. This lasted only one year, as it returned to early August in 2011, opposite the WGC-Bridgestone.
The purse in2022 was $3.7 million, with a winner's share of $666,000. The Reno–Tahoe Open gained its first title sponsor for the 2008 event, theLegends at Sparks Marina. After two years the name was returned to "Reno–Tahoe Open" in 2010.Barracuda Networks became the title sponsor in 2014.[1]
The Reno–Tahoe Open is an alternate event, which means the winner does not earn aMasters Tournament invitation. The winner still earns 24OWGR points, 300FedEx Cup points, a two-year tour exemption, and entry to thePGA Championship.
Afterflooding inWest Virginia cancelled theGreenbrier Classic in2016, the Reno–Tahoe Open was given the honor of awarding entry to theOpen Championship to the leading non-exempt player.
In August 2021, it was announced that from 2022 onward, the event would become a co-sanctioned event with theEuropean Tour.[2]
Beginning in2012, the tournament has used theModified Stableford scoring system, last used in a PGA Tour event at the2006International inColorado.
| Points | Strokes taken in relation to par |
|---|---|
| +8 | Double eagle (3 strokes under par) |
| +5 | Eagle (2 strokes under par) |
| +2 | Birdie (1 stroke under par) |
| 0 | Par |
| −1 | Bogey (1 stroke over par) |
| −3 | Double bogey or worse (2 strokes or more over par) |
This points scale encourages aggressive play, since the reward for scoring under par is higher than the penalty for scoring over par.
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score[b] | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracuda Championship | |||||||||
| 2025 | EUR,PGAT | Ryan Gerard | 47 points | 3 points |  Erik van Rooyen | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | ||
| 2024 | EUR,PGAT | Nick Dunlap | 49 points | 2 points | Vince Whaley | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | ||
| 2023 | EUR,PGAT | Akshay Bhatia | 40 points | Playoff | Patrick Rodgers | 3,800,000 | 684,000 | ||
| 2022 | EUR,PGAT | Chez Reavie | 43 points | 1 point |  Alex Norén | 3,700,000 | 666,000 | ||
| 2021 | PGAT | Erik van Rooyen | 50 points | 5 points | Andrew Putnam | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | ||
| 2020 | PGAT | Richy Werenski | 39 points | 1 point | Troy Merritt | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | ||
| 2019 | PGAT | Collin Morikawa | 47 points | 3 points | Troy Merritt | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | ||
| 2018 | PGAT | Andrew Putnam | 47 points | 4 points | Chad Campbell | 3,400,000 | 612,000 | ||
| 2017 | PGAT | Chris Stroud | 44 points | Playoff |  Greg OwenRichy Werenski | 3,300,000 | 594,000 | ||
| 2016 | PGAT |  Greg Chalmers | 43 points | 6 points | Gary Woodland | 3,200,000 | 576,000 | ||
| 2015 | PGAT | J. J. Henry (2) | 47 points | Playoff | Kyle Reifers | 3,100,000 | 558,000 | ||
| 2014 | PGAT | Geoff Ogilvy | 49 points | 5 points | Justin Hicks | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | ||
| Reno–Tahoe Open | |||||||||
| 2013 | PGAT | Gary Woodland | 44 points | 9 points | Jonathan Byrd Andrés Romero | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | ||
| 2012 | PGAT | J. J. Henry | 43 points | 1 point |  Alexandre Rocha | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | ||
| 2011 | PGAT | Scott Piercy | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Pat Perez | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2010 | PGAT | Matt Bettencourt | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Bob Heintz | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| Legends Reno–Tahoe Open | |||||||||
| 2009 | PGAT | John Rollins | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Martin LairdJeff Quinney | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2008 | PGAT | Parker McLachlin | 270 | −18 | 7 strokes | Brian DavisJohn Rollins | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| Reno–Tahoe Open | |||||||||
| 2007 | PGAT | Steve Flesch | 273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Kevin StadlerCharles Warren | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2006 | PGAT | Will MacKenzie | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Bob Estes | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2005 | PGAT | Vaughn Taylor (2) | 267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Jonathan Kaye | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2004 | PGAT | Vaughn Taylor | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Stephen AllanHunter MahanScott McCarron | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2003 | PGAT | Kirk Triplett | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Tim Herron | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2002 | PGAT | Chris Riley | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Jonathan Kaye | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2001 | PGAT | John Cook | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jerry Kelly | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 2000 | PGAT | Scott Verplank | 275 | −13 | Playoff |  Jean van de Velde | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1999 | PGAT | Notah Begay III | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Chris PerryDavid Toms | 2,750,000 | 495,000 | |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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