An AF Tournament Profile
Thursday Feb. 23rd through
Championship Sunday, Feb. 26th
DGPT Elite Series Event
aka
LVC
Tournament Director: Jessica Jacquart
Assistant TD: Scott Merritt
– Team LVC –
Title Sponsor
Innova
Courses in play for 2023
Innova Course
Infinite Course
Millennium Course
Course Designer(s):
– Team LVC –
Wildhorse Golf Course hosts all 3 courses
Disc golf course established 2016
LVC is located in Henderson, NV
15 minute drive to Las Vegas Strip
24th annual pro disc golf event in Las Vegas
Two of three 18 hole courses, each played twice
During 4 day event = 72 holes in play
Turf tees with Innova baskets
Championship Sunday cuts MPO to top 40% and FPO to top 50%
FPO plays Infinite Course Thursday and Saturday
And Innova Course on Friday and Sunday
FPO Par 60 on the 6902 foot Infinite Course
FPO Par 69 on the 8762 foot Innova Course
MPO plays Millennium Course Thursday and Saturday
And Innova Course on Friday and Sunday
MPO Par 60 on the 8666 foot Millennium Course
MPO Par 61 on the 8762 foot Innova Course
Hole Lengths FPO
Infinite Course
- 13 par 3’s = 233 to 411 feet
- 4 par 4’s = 285 to 701 feet
- 1 par 5 = 735 feet
Innova Course
- 8 par 3’s = 222 to 439 feet
- 5 par 4’s = 375 to 641 feet
- 5 par 5’s = 642 to 888 feet
Hole Lengths MPO
Millennium Course
- 13 par 3’s = 300 to 470 feet
- 4 par 4’s = 635 to 759 feet
- 1 par 5 = 1000 feet
Innova Course
- 11 par 3’s = 222 to 516 feet
- 7 par 4’s = 417 to 888 feet
- No par 5’s for MPO
Course Maps
Innova Course
Infinite Course
Millennium Course
Team LVC Launches 2023 Elite DG Season
Every year, in this millennium, elite disc golf professionals flock to Las Vegas. They come for the weather, stay for the Elite Series event, and kick off another magical season of the pro tour.
And every year, Team LVC is devoting hundreds of hours, and many months in preparing, then building, a prestigious event. The 2022 LVC was 3rd largest combined field on tour, behind Worlds and Ledgestone. And that’s for MPO (118) combined with FPO (60). Then add the 350 players from concurrent A-tier event, and well over 500 players, make up this world-class tournament.
January 22nd and 23rd, 2000 the Gentlemen’s Club Challenge played it’s first C-tier event in Vegas. It was just small enough, and early enough for there not to be an FPO division. The MPO division had 12 players, with M. Cloyes the highest rated at 977. He won, by 1 stroke, with a final hot round, of 65.
The TD in 2000: Jeff Jacquart.
Jump (far) ahead to Feb. 22nd, 2018, 2 years after the event moved from Sunset Park to Wildhorse Golf Club, and LVC is the updated name. 164 players in MPO, and 24 in FPO. That year’s winners were Eagle McMahon and Paige Pierce.
The TD in 2018: Jeff Jacquart
For the 2023 LVC, there’s a new Tournament Director, and longtime Team LVC Lead, Jessica Jacquart. The 2023 program guide lists Scott Merritt as co-TD. Because the approach for LVC lead staff has always been about teamwork.
Prominent connections with Innova, Wildhorse Golf Course, Factory Store, and DGPT have clearly elevated LVC’s stature. That’s Lead Team members making that happen. Yet, Jeff, Jessica and Scott will be the first to note that it’s the nearly 100 volunteers each year that make the event truly successful, and run as smoothly as Team LVC continues to deliver.
LVC is now a world class pro disc golf event. Playing on 135 acres of property, with 3 courses, a player warm-up area, spectator arena, media area, VIP lounge and grand vendor tent, or mall for disc golfers.
2024 marks the silver anniversary for the event. And Team LVC knows it. Always moving forward. While kicking off the magic of the pro tour.
photo credits
Profile photos, tournament logo, course maps courtesy of Jacquart LLC
Hit The Links
- LVC Tournament website
- PDGA Event page
- Innova Course caddy link
- Infinite Course caddy link
- Millennium Course caddy link
- UDisc Live LVC link
- Highlight reels
LVC’s Nearby Attractions
It’s Vegas baby, the Strip offers hotels galore, and plenty to do while in town. Team LVC suggests a luxury fly over of Las Vegas, by way of Maverick Helicopters.
How the Las Vegas Challenge fits within the 2023 Pro Tour
- 1st prominent event on tour
- before Memorial Championship
- Warm weather, southwestern openers
- Elite disc golf stays in southern US during late winter, early spring
- 3rd tournament moves tour to Texas, for 3 event stay in that state
- Does play in standard re-draft fantasy leagues
- Some season draft leagues choose to start after LVC
How Many Pros Play
- In 2022, the event had a total of 118 MPO players
- 29 were rated 1025 or higher
- 78 were rated 1000 or higher
- 25% and 66% respectively
- For 2023 LVC, MPO had a total of 119 players
- 30 of those were rated 1025 or higher
- 88 total were rated 1000 or higher
- 25% and 76% respectively
- For FPO in 2022, the event had a total of 60 players
- 16 were rated 940 or higher
- 42 were rated 900 or higher
- 27% and 70% respectively
- For 2023 LVC, FPO had a total of 57 players
- 25 of those were rated 940 or higher
- 46 were rated 900 or higher
- 44% and 89% respectively
- 2023 LVC combined field was 176 pros
- 4th largest combined field out of 33 events tracked in 2023
- Tied for 6th largest MPO field
- 3rd largest field of 2023 for FPO
FPO Best Average Finish
in Past 5 Years at LVC
| Order | FPO Player | Prev Order | Avg Finish | Times Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catrina Allen | 1 | 1.4 | 5 |
| 2 | Paige Pierce | UR | 3.3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hailey King | 4 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 4 | Jessica Weese | 5 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 5 | Missy Gannon | 7 | 6.0 | 3 |
| 6 | Jen Allen | 6 | 10.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Holyn Handley | 14 | 9.3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ohn Scoggins | 11 | 10.8 | 4 |
| 9 | Henna Blomroos | 16 | 10.7 | 3 |
| 10 | Rebecca Cox | 10 | 12.2 | 5 |
| 11 | Eveliina Salonen | 3 | 11.5 | 4 |
| 12 | Madison Walker | 9 | 12.6 | 5 |
| 13 | Ella Hansen | 17 | 11.0 | 3 |
| 14 | Sarah Hokom | 8 | 12.8 | 4 |
| 15 | Maria Oliva | 18 | 14.0 | 3 |
| 16 | Lykke Lorentzen | 15 | 14.3 | 3 |
| 17 | Paige Shue | 2 | 15.0 | 3 |
| 18 | Lisa Fajkus | 12 | 16.5 | 4 |
| Catrina continues to dominate LVC as 2023 Champ. She's also winner of 2022 and 2020 LVC. In the other 2 years, Catrina took 2nd. Paige Pierce won in 2021. Paige Shue won 2019 LVC. | ||||
MPO Best Average Finish
in Past 5 Years at LVC
*Updated with 2023 results, 2018 data drops off
| Order | MPO Player | Prev order | Avg Finish | Times Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Heimburg | 1 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2 | Kevin Jones | 3 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 3 | Ricky Wysocki | 2 | 5.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Ezra Aderhold | 8 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 5 | Drew Gibson | 6 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 6 | Paul McBeth | 7 | 8.3 | 3 |
| 7 | Eagle McMahon | 4 | 9.3 | 4 |
| 8 | Garrett Gurthie | 11 | 12.6 | 5 |
| 9 | Scott Withers | 15 | 15.4 | 5 |
| 10 | Gannon Buhr | UR | 16.0 | 2 |
| 11 | Nikko Locastro | 10 | 19.3 | 4 |
| 12 | Anthony Barela | 17 | 19.5 | 4 |
| 13 | Simon Lizotte | 5 | 19.7 | 4 |
| 14 | Nate Sexton | 9 | 21.6 | 5 |
| 15 | James Proctor | UR | 20.0 | 2 |
| 16 | James Conrad | 18 | 23.3 | 4 |
| 17 | Mason Ford | UR | 22.0 | 2 |
| 18 | Kyle Klein | UR | 23.7 | 3 |
| Calvin Heimburg is 2023 Champion, plus won in 2019. Gibson won in 2022. Eagle won in 2021. Sexton won in 2020. Kevin Jones and Ezra Aderhold tied for 2nd in 2023 LVC. | ||||
| Joel Freeman, Eric Oakley, Cale Leiviska and Thomas Gilbert all dropped from the top 18 list. James Conrad went up 2 spots and maintained exact same average after 2023 event, as 2018 he also finished in 20th place. | ||||
2023 Results – Top 4 Finishes
| FPO Player | Finished |
|---|---|
| Catrina Allen | 1st |
| Missy Gannon | 2nd |
| Holyn Handley | 3rd |
| Ella Hansen | 4th |
| Henna Blomroos | 4th |
| MPO Player | Finished |
|---|---|
| Calvin Heimburg | 1st |
| Kevin Jones | 2nd |
| Ezra Aderhold | 2nd |
| Kyle Klein | 4th |
| Drew Gibson | 4th |
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