Will MacKenzie earns his first-career PGA TOUR victory in just his 47th event. MacKenzie must really enjoy playing in the state of Nevada, his previous best finish on the PGA TOUR was a tie for eighth at the tournament then known as the Michelin Championship in Las Vegas in 2005. He becomes the fourth first-time winner of the Reno-Tahoe Open and the 10th on the season. Notah Begay (1999), Chris Riley (2002) and Vaughn Taylor (2005) also captured their first PGA TOUR victories in Reno.

• MacKenzie’s birdie on the 18th hole Sunday was his first birdie on the back-nine since the 15th hole during Friday’s second-round.

• The $540,000 he earns for his maiden PGA TOUR victory is $67,314 more than he’s earned for his career on the PGA TOUR.

• Bob Estes finished in solo-second for the second time this year (Shell Houston Open).

• Joe Ogilvie tied the Montreux course record with a 10-under 62 on Sunday to move up 24 spots to solo third. His round included birdies on 10 of his last 12 holes. Ogilvie tied Bill Glasson’s 62 in the 2005 event and was just one shot shy of his PGA TOUR career-low round of 61 (2004 Valero Texas Open). His back-nine 28 was the lowest-nine holes ever at the Reno-Tahoe Open.

• This is Ogilvie’s best career-finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open, his previous best coming in 2004 where he finished tied for ninth. Ogilvie’s third-place finish is also his best finish of the 2006 season. He has two other top-10’s, a tie for ninth at the Buick Championship and a tie for 10th at the John Deere Classic.

• Ogilvie also tied the tournament record for total birdies with 26, aided by his 11 birdies on Sunday. His previous best 72-hole record was 23 at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro and 2004 HP Classic of New Orleans.

• Daniel Chopra notched his career-best finish on the PGA TOUR with a fourth-place finish, firing a final-round 69. This is Chopra’s best-finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open in three-starts, (tie for ninth -- 2004, missed cut-2005). Chopra’s previous best-finish on TOUR came earlier this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am where he finished in a tie for fifth.

• Jose Coceres playing in only his ninth event on TOUR this year shot a final-round 66 to finish in a tie for fifth. This is his best showing at the Reno-Tahoe in his three appearances (tie for 61st -- 2003, tie for 27th -- 2004). His top-10 finish earns him a spot into next weeks Deutsche Bank Championship where he will continue his quest to secure his TOUR card for the following year.

• John Cook notched his second top-10 finish of the year. Cook seems to be rounding into form heading into his 50th birthday and Champions Tour eligibility in October.

• Australian Jason Day shot a final-round 71 to finish in a tie for 11th, earning $66,000 towards his goal of earning exempt status for next year.

• Pat Perez shot a final round 68 to finish tie for 11th. This is Perez’s best-finish of the 2006 season since his tie for third at THE PLAYERS Championship. His strong finish is even more impressive given his physical ailments. He’s suffered through tendonitis in both elbows since THE PLAYERS.

• Two-time Reno-Tahoe Open champion Vaughn Taylor finished tied for 18th at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, earning $78,000. Taylor will now head to Ireland for a few days to prepare for his first Ryder Cup appearance, followed by his next scheduled PGA TOUR start next Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass.

• There was only one bogey-free round on Sunday -- Spike McRoy. Kevin Sutherland’s bogey-free streak ended at the 12th hole on Sunday after 62 consecutive blemish-free holes. The golf course toughened up on Sunday, playing almost a stroke tougher (70.929) than it did on Saturday (69.962).

• The 40 eagles posted by the field broke the tournament record set in 2005. Will MacKenzie led the way with four, just one shy of the PGA TOUR record.

• Past Champions Leaderboard:
John Cook (2001), 66-66-69-71 -- T5
Chris Riley (2002), 73-70-68-69 -- T36
Kirk Triplett (2003), 73-70-67-75 -- T63
Notah Begay III (1999), 72-73 -- MC

• Nick Price withdrew earlier this morning citing a hand injury. He’ll earn $5,490.00 in un-official money.