As Catrina Allen paced herself through the final round of FPO division play at the Las Vegas Challenge on Sunday, Calvin Heimburg and Kevin Jones took the MPO division to the tournament’s final hole at Wildhorse DGC in Henderson, NV. Jones came into the final round of the tournament with a two stroke advantage over Anthony Barela. While the former played solid golf through the front to hold that differential on the field most of the round, the latter struggled through the back nine of the final 18. Barela could not find the disc for swirling winds that encompassed the region the previous few days as well. He ultimately slid to eighth at minus-25. But Calvin Heimburg snuck up five spots on Saturday to challenge Jones for the championship on Hole 16 of Round 4. After both parring the 17th, Heimburg smoked his drive over the water on the par 4 18th to just hold in-bounds by inches, Jones’s effort was low and forced down by the wind. He ended up wet and out-of-bounds. After a clean a...

  Barela, Jones, McMahan take charge on LVC’s Day 2 Yesterday’s co-leader Anthony Barela set the pace in Round 2 of the Las Vegas Challenge presented by Innova on Friday. With weather conditions still cool but calmer than the previous day in Henderson, NV, Barela shared the hot round of the day with a minus-12, spiking him to the top of the leaderboard at minus-20. The six-year pro relied on long, accurate drives to overcome some putting hiccups within 30 feet. The short-misses didn’t seem to cost him, as he played bogey free golf. Meanwhile, Kevin Jones maintained his hold on second place, putting together a round of minus-10, leaving him at minus-17. Jones signed a scorecard free of bogey blemishes, as did Eagle McMahan, who also took hot round honours with a minus-12 on the day. He now sits third alongside yesterday’s co-leader Scott Withers. They are followed by Andrew Marwede at minus-14, while Calvin Heimberg and Luke Samson are seven strokes of the pace at minus-13. Canadian...

Cat Allen destroys Wildhorse for commanding lead at LVC Disc Golf Pro Tour veteran Catrina Allen hammered both the Wildhorse DGC and the field to take full control of the 2023 Las Vegas Challenge in Henderson, NV on Friday. Allen walked into Round 2 with a one stroke advantage over Rebecca Cox, but dominated the second day on the Wildhorse track to climb six strokes ahead at minus-13. Allen went seven down on the front that included a five birds, an eagle and a bogey. She further staked her claim with another eagle on Hole 10 and closing with four more birdies. Cox had trouble with control through the middle holes, bagging four birdies but adding four bogeys and a double-bogey to fall to even on the tournament. Taking her place was Finnish competitor Henna Blomroos, who claimed the second seed with Missy Gannon by shooting minus-six on the day. Gannon flipped to the sub-par side of the standings by nailing a minus-seven that included birdies on seven back-nine holes. Besides Allen’s po...

  A pair of late-ranked, top 60 Disc Golf Pro Tour players have battled unsatisfactory golf conditions to lead the first day of the Las Vegas Challenge presented by Innova at Henderson, Nevada. No. 41-ranked pro James Proctor of California, and New York’s Scott Withers - ranked 59th - tied Anthony Barela (15th) at minus-8 to jump in front of a tight field. Weather conditions on Thursday were cold and windy, with a forecast of snow tickling the region through the week. The added challenge led to a knot of 13 players sitting at minus-6 to minus-8. While Proctor and Withers threw solid rounds with few mistakes, Barela bounced back after opening the day with a par and a bogey. He went on to throw nine birdies through the final 16 holes. Simon Lizotte, Kevin Jones and Luke Humphries are one stroke behind, with Lizotte hanging in with confident scramble play in his first tournament as an Team MVP member. Paul McBeth, Emerson Keith, Adam Hammes, Gannon Buhr, Cole Redalen and Kyle Klein ro...

Results following Week 5 of the OKDS Frozen Chains Putting League: Melville. Please note that league play will be delayed by one week, with Week 6 re-set for Feb. 26.