J.J. Henry wins Reno-Tahoe Open

J.J Henry of the USA won the Reno-Tahoe Open at the Montreux Golf & Country Club in Nevada by a single point from Brazil's Alexandre Rocha.

J.J Henry wins Reno-Tahoe Open (Getty Images)
Fergus Bisset
By Fergus Bisset
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J.J Henry of the USA won the Reno-Tahoe Open at the Montreux Golf & Country Club in Nevada by a single point from Brazil's Alexandre Rocha.

Henry posted four birdies and a bogey in Sunday's final round to finish the adjusted Stableford event on 43 points. Players received eight points for an albatross, five for an eagle, two for a birdie and zero for a par. They were docked a point for a bogey and three points for anything worse.

It was Henry's first victory on the PGA Tour since the 2006 Buick Open.

"It's been a long time coming," he said. "I've been out here 12 years so I've done something right. But it's been six years since I've won. To finally get over that hump again means a lot. ... Hopefully, I don't have to wait another 176 starts."

Andres Romero of Argentina finished the week in third place with John Mallinger in fourth. John Daly ended the tournament in a tie for fifth with Justin Leonard. It was his best PGA Tour finish since 2005.

Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada Aug 2-5, purse $3,000,000, par 72

1   J.J. Henry (USA)      10   12   14   7   43   $540,000 2   Alexandre Rocha (Bra)   8   16   9   9   42   $324,000 3   Andres Romero (Arg)   14   7   10   6   37   $204,000 4   John Mallinger (USA)   11   11   10   2   34   $144,000 T5   John Daly (USA)      10   9   9   5   33   $114,000 T5   Justin Leonard (USA)   5   10   11   7   33   $114,000 7   Josh Teater (USA)   11   -3   14   9   31   $100,500 T8   Todd Hamilton (USA)   9   6   8   7   30   $87,000 T8   Tom Pernice Jr (USA)   7   6   11   6   30   $87,000 T8   Brendan Steele (USA)   6   10   7   7   30   $87,000   

Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly. 

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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