Beau Breault won the 2025 Nevada Open, birdieing the sixth playoff hole to beat John Greco for the title and the $31,350 top prize. The three-day event for professionals was held Nov. 4-6, 2025, at the Palms and CasaBlanca golf courses in Mesquite. Vegas’ Matt Mitchell claimed low amateur honors in his first time playing in the tournament. —by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider, PHOTOS: Think Traffic.
The Nevada Open, which spans more than 40 years, is a 54-hole tournament that had a cut after 36 holes. Michael Feagles, a pro from Scottsdale, Ariz., finished at 16-under-par to win the 2024 tournament. The event is known for being one of the best state opens in America, and several former champions have gone on to play the PGA Tour including Tom Lehman, Taylor Montgomery, and many others. The total purse was $125,000.
Mesquite Entertainment owns and operates the Palms and CasaBlanca courses in addition to the host resort, the CasaBlanca Resort, Casino and Spa. The resort recently underwent millions in renovations and is known for high quality and value golf packages, entertainment, and much more. Overall, Mesquite is a top golf destination in the Western United States and just a 77-mile drive from Las Vegas.
2025 Nevada Open
Beau Breault and John Greco both birdied their final two holes of the third round to force a playoff before Breault won on the sixth playoff hole with a birdie.
Breault, who plays out of Prestwick Village Golf Club in Highland, MI, said it was a great win both confidence-wise and money-wise.
“It’s the biggest win money-wise for sure and winning certainly does a lot to boost your confidence,” said Breault who has four top-10 finishes in the PGA Tour Americas circuit this year.
He said the win also came at a great time in 2025.
“I’m getting ready for the second stage of Q-School in December so I want to get as many tournament reps in as I can to stay sharp,” he said. “To play well and win was great as that qualifying gets closer. This is huge for me.”
Breault had 23 birdies and one double bogey in his three rounds and said the key to his game was hitting it close.
“I kept it in play and was solid from 100-to-150 yards in which is about where everyone was hitting it,” he said. “I gave myself a lot of good looks at birdie and didn’t get in trouble. That’s always great. It’s boring golf but I’ll take boring golf like this anytime.”
Breault said neither he nor Greco knew where they stood on the tournament’s 54th hole.
“One of the marshals asked us if we wanted to know where we stood and we both said no,” he said. “I can’t control how anyone else plays. I just want to be in my own little bubble and hit the best shots I can and see where that leaves me.”
Both birdied that final hole and then proceeded to par the first five holes of the playoff setting up the sixth hole of extra play.
“Guess we used up all of our birdies over the first 18 holes,” Breault said with a laugh.
Then came the 18th hole…for the third time.
“I had about a 15-footer that was almost identical to the final putt I made in regulation,” he said. “All I had to do was match up the speed and line and trust my stroke. I was putting for the win and it was really cool to have it in my hands to win.”
He said there were quite a few factors that wound up bringing a smile to his face.
“Let’s see, I was 21-under-par, it’s Las Vegas and that’s blackjack,” he said. “I just might have to go out and throw some money on ‘red’ tonight.”
Brian Wursten and Matt Mitchell2025 Nevada Open Leaderboard
Beau Breault, 65-66-64—195
John Greco, 64-68-63—195
Garrison Smith, 62-66-68—196
Jhared Hack, 68-64-65—197
Chase Sienkiewicz, 65-66-67—198
2025 Nevada Open-Amateur Division
Las Vegas’ Matt Mitchell earned low amateur honors as he was the only amateur to make the 36-hole cut. Mitchell played baseball at UNLV and is currently working in the gaming industry.
Mitchell, who has five Southern Nevada Golf Association titles in 2025, finished with rounds of 71-68-70—209 and his seven-under-par total left him tied for 39th.
“This week I was a little sloppier than normal but I was able to come back after some rough starts in all three rounds,” Mitchell said.
He said playing with the pros was great for the simple fact it was a chance to gain experience on a higher level.
“It was very unique to play with the pros,” he said. “Today, I played with two very veteran players with PGA Tour experience, Tyler Aldridge and Mike Hultberg. They definitely have better routines than I do, especially around the greens. They take a little more time and it shows. On chips, they aren’t just guessing…they have it really dialed in.”
Mitchell said that play around the greens made an impact.
“I’ll definitely work on my game around the greens a little more going forward,” he said. “It was impressive seeing their sharpness around the greens. I saw it up close on how it worked so well for them. Their shots took a lot of pressure off most putts and that’s always a good thing.”
While this was Mitchell’s first time playing the event, he said it won’t be his last.
“This was such a great experience,” he said. “I’m looking forward to playing in it again.”