Gentlemen's Club Challenge Brings Excitement to Las Vegas Disc Golf Scene

The Gentlemen's Club Challenge (GCC) is an annual disc golf tournament held in Las Vegas that embodies the spirit of fun and competition. Taking place at Sunset Park, this event promises to be a thrilling experience for both amateur and professional players. The tournament features 160 amateur players and over 160 professionals from across the United States, making it one of the largest events on the West Coast.

One of the unique aspects of the GCC is its generous player pack, which includes a host of exciting items such as free tickets to the Recycled Percussion show at the Quad, a DGV metal mini, and an Innova calendar. The tournament also offers 150% payback to the amateur divisions and around $9,000 cash added to the pro divisions.

The GCC is not just about competition; it's also an opportunity for players to socialize and have fun. The event features four dozen Las Vegas Disc Golf Club volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure a smooth experience for all participants. Additionally, the tournament has a strong focus on community outreach, with over $2,000 in funds sponsored to be converted into disc golf merchandise and donated to schools in southern Nevada.

In previous years, the GCC has produced impressive results, including a purse of over $23,000 in 2012. This makes it one of the richest PDGA events, surpassing even major tournaments. The Las Vegas Disc Golf Club has been instrumental in growing the event since its inception 13 years ago and is committed to making it an unforgettable experience for all participants.

The amateur division will play from February 16th-17th, while the pros will take to the course on February 22nd-24th. With a strong touring field signed up already, including female pro open players and pro senior grandmaster competitors, this year's GCC promises to be one of the most exciting events yet.

With significant sponsorships from Recycled Percussions, Innova Champion Discs, the Las Vegas Disc Golf Club, and others, the GCC has all the ingredients for an unforgettable experience. So mark your calendars and get ready to join the fun in Las Vegas!

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What do you call a tournament with 160 ams, over 160 pros, a players pack valued at over $200 (each includes 2 free tickets to the Recycled Percussion show at the Quad (with 400 seats reserved for am weekend and 500 seats reserved for pro weekend…yes, a major P A R T Y each Saturday night), a DGV metal mini, a free meal from Chipotle Mexican Grill, an Innova DX Aviar or Roc, an Innova calendar (ams only), an Innova bottle opener (ams only), and a set of playing cards from Caesars Palace), 150% payback to the am divisions, around $9,000 cash added to the pro divisions (just like the last two years) which also equates to a 150% payback for the pros (excluding awards, player packs, and game costs), and four dozen Las Vegas Disc Golf Club volunteers making sure everything goes as smooth as possible…well, it can only be the Gentlemen’s Club Challenge, Presented by DiscGolfValues.com, held at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Nevada!Although not a National Tour, the GCC sure looks, smells, and feels like an event only a fool would miss.  The course layout is a great warm-up for The Memorial (flat, dry, with plenty of out-of-bound lines), and the weather is normally in the 60s or 70s.  Oh yeah…it is in Vegas baby!!!The GCC ams play this weekend, February 16th - 17th.  Play includes a 2-day tournament with tee times on a 27-hole course with an average distance exceeding 330 feet…with one being an island hole.  The raffle is always a huge success at the award ceremony (over $1,000 in goods already collected for the raffle).  Sixteen states will be represented by the ams (one more than last year).Next weekend, February 22nd – 24th, is when the pros play.  A very strong touring field is signed up already, including 14 beautiful Female Pro Open ladies and a Pro Senior Grandmaster field.  The course will include 18 holes (one also being an island hole), with an average distance over 480 feet.  The silent auction will be as exciting as ever (review the silent auction list via www.lvdgc.com), and we are hoping to add $9,000 cash to the pro payout.  Like last year, players from at half the states and Canada will be represented pro weekend.Recycled Percussions, with major support from the V Theater Group and David Saxe Productions, donated 900 show tickets valued at over $75,000!  Innova Champion Discs, with partnered support from the LVDGC and Disc Golf Values, came through with $12,000 in sponsorships.  The LVDGC, with partnered support from Innova Champion Discs, helped raise over $7,500.  Disc Golf Values, our official title sponsor, also with partnered support from Innova Champion Discs, had a significant sponsorship of $5,300.  Chipotle Mexican Grill’s 400 free meals are valued at over $3,500, and 400 decks of cards from Caesars Palace is worth over $800.  Legacy Discs came through with a $650 donation, and ABC Discs and Huk Lab each sponsored $500 as well!  Over $2,000 in funds sponsored to the GCC will be converted to disc golf merchandise, with major support from Innova Champion Discs, and donated to schools in southern Nevada.  Last year, almost $7,500 in disc golf goods was donated to a high school, a middle school, and an elementary school from various LVDGC fund-raising activities.The Las Vegas Disc Golf Club has been growing the GCC since the inaugural event 13 years ago.  “To help put last year’s $23,000 purse in perspective, the GCC was the 9th richest PDGA event in 2012, the richest A-Tier event, beat out two Major events, and even out paid a Nation Tour event”, says Jeff Jacquart, Tournament Director for the pro weekend.  “Having the Wintertime Open, with over 100 pro players, the GCC, with over 160 pro players, and The Memorial, with over 200 pro players, back-to-back to kick off the tournament season, year-after-year is such a treat for our disc golf community!”

This article was compiled from disc golf coverage with AI assistance. Source: pdga.com — https://www.pdga.com/gentlemans-club-challenge-in-vegas-baby