The Reno–Tahoe Open, sponsored as the Barracuda Championship since 2014, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in California. Founded in 1999, it is an alternate event played annually in August. Previously held at Montrêux Golf and Country Club outside Reno, Nevada, the tournament moved west in 2020 to Tahoe Mountain Club's Old Greenwood course in nearby Truckee, California.

Until 2010, it was held in August, 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 field for the Reno–Tahoe Open was reduced to 132 players. With the launch of the FedEx Cup in 2007, 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 the Open Championship in mid-July. This lasted only one year, as it returned to early August in 2011, opposite the WGC-Bridgestone.

The purse in 2022 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, the Legends at Sparks Marina. After two years the name was returned to "Reno–Tahoe Open" in 2010. Barracuda Networks became the title sponsor in 2014.

The Reno–Tahoe Open is an alternate event, which means the winner does not earn a Masters Tournament invitation. The winner still earns 24 OWGR points, 300 FedEx Cup points, a two-year tour exemption, and entry to the PGA Championship.

After flooding in West Virginia cancelled the Greenbrier Classic in 2016, the Reno–Tahoe Open was given the honor of awarding entry to the Open 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 the European Tour. The event was not included on the 2026 PGA Tour.

Highlights 1999: Notah Begay III wins the inaugural event. 2006: Yūsaku Miyazato becomes only the second player in PGA tour history to score two holes-in-one in the same round. 2011: Scott Piercy wins in the final year as a stroke play event. 2016: Greg Chalmers eagles the 18th hole after Gary Woodland made bogey, earning entry into the Open Championship. Chalmers was making his 386th PGA Tour start, the most among active golfers without a win, and only had veteran member status on the PGA Tour. 2017: In his 290th PGA Tour start, Chris Stroud won after planning to retire at season's end. 2019: In just his sixth start as a professional, Collin Morikawa birdies the last three holes to win. 2024: Nick Dunlap, who won The American Express as an amateur, earned his first win as a professional.

Modified Stableford Beginning in 2012, the tournament has used the Modified Stableford scoring system, last used in a PGA Tour event at the 2006 International in Colorado.

PointsStrokes 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.

Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse(US$)Winner'sshare ($)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 Owen Richy 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 3,000,000 540,000Reno–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 3,000,000 540,000Legends Reno–Tahoe Open 2009 PGAT John Rollins 271 −17 3 strokes Martin Laird Jeff Quinney 3,000,000 540,000 2008 PGAT Parker McLachlin 270 −18 7 strokes Brian Davis John Rollins 3,000,000 540,000Reno–Tahoe Open 2007 PGAT Steve Flesch 273 −15 5 strokes Kevin Stadler Charles 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 Allan Hunter Mahan Scott 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 Perry David Toms 2,750,000 495,000 Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Sources:Barracuda Championship – Winners – at pgatour.comReno–Tahoe Open – Winners – at golfobserver.com (1999–2009)

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