I was back at the Reno-Tahoe Open this year as the tournament photographer. I like shooting golf—often times more than I like to play it. And enjoyed being at Montreux for the week: it's a beautiful course, Northern Nevada at it's best: sagebrush and pine, blue skies, clean air.
Here are a couple of story lines I followed and photographed:
First, John Daly (T-5, 33) made the cut. It wasn't his first RTO but it was his first weekend and that meant crowds and a
record-setting gallery. In addition to Daly, former major winners Justin Leonard (T-5, 33) and Padraig Harrington made it a fun final round.
In the end though, 37-year-old J.J. Henry (43) won the modified
Stableford event edging out Alexandre Rocha (42). Henry's a nice guy but and a good champion but you could tell the crowd was pulling for JD.
Also, this year, for the first time I photographed the pro-am on Wednesday. The access is better and it gave me a chance to play with some features but in general, I prefer the weekend action.
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Harrington. |
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Stewart Cink during the Pro-Am. |
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Putting the Am, in Pro-Am. |
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Great pants. |
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Classic. |
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Daly's Caddy, Gregg Carano. |
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Henry. |
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Runner-up Rocha. |