MacKenzie back to defend Reno-Tahoe Open golf crown

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

RENO, United States (AFP) — Will MacKenzie will bid for a repeat at the Reno-Tahoe Open here this week, while teenager and Tadd Fujikawa enters new territory in his first PGA Tour event as a professional.

MacKenzie didn't qualify for the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, and so becomes the second Reno champion in the event's history to return to defend the title.

Last season, MacKenzie opened with a 63 that included three eagles. He went on the outlast Bob Estes by one stroke for his first PGA Tour win.

Fujikawa will take advantage of Reno's relatively low profile to find his feet as a professional after receiving a sponsor's exemption.

The 16-year-old from Hawaii became the youngest player ever to play in the US Open last...