Tournament Fact Sheet

Barracuda Championship Montreux Golf and Country Club • Reno, Nevada • July 25-28, 2019

Golf Course Superintendent Tournament Set-up Douglas Henrichs, CGCS Par: 72 Phone: 775-849-7945 Yardage: 7,472 Email: [email protected] Stimpmeter: 12

Heinrichs is a certified golf course superintendent. Course Statistics Years as GCSAA Member: 32 Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft. Years at Course: 21 Average Tee Size: 1,500 sq. ft. Hometown: Carroll, Iowa Acres of Fairway: 35 Education: Iowa State University Acres of Rough: 80 Number of Sand Bunkers: 78 Number of Employees: 36 Number of Water Hazards: 6 Number of Tournament Volunteers: 6 Water Sources: Snow melt

Other Key Golf Personnel Turfgrass Spencer Nelson, Assistant Superintendent Greens: Poa annua .125” Victor Martinez, Equipment Manager Tees: Poa annua .125” Zach Jonas, Director of Golf Fairways: Poa annua .410” John Hermans, PGA Professional Rough: Bluegrass / ryegrass 3.0” John Scott, Manager Brian Haug, Green Committee Chairman Additional Notes • The course sits at an elevation of 5,500 Course Architect feet above sea level, but there are a number Architect (year): Jack Nicklaus (1997) of drops and rises throughout the course. Course Owner: Members • The course has a number of lakes and

waterfalls. Signature Hole: No. 17 – A par four with a 138-foot drop from the tee box to the fairway. • The tournament is the only current PGA

Tour event which features the Modified Stableford scoring system.

• Modified Stableford Scoring System: Double Eagle – 8 pts.; Eagle – 5 pts.; Birdie – 2 pts.; Par – 0 pts.; Bogey - -1 pt.; Double Bogey – -3 points.

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