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Gatekeeper MediaMay 11, 2024

2024 Las Vegas Challenge | R2F9 | Buhr, Heimburg, Newton, Robinson | Gatekeeper Media

The 2024 Las Vegas Challenge is the latest installment of Gatekeeper Media's flagship event, proudly supported by Inova, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The competition features a talented lineup of golfers, including Chris Heimburg and Isaac Newton, who tied for the fastest round on the Millennium course. With perfect weather conditions and challenging OB, players will need to navigate the treacherous terrain and master forehand shots into the Hills. Gatekeeper owners Derek Skull and Chris German provide expert analysis alongside newcomer Nick Newton, a prodigy from Tucson, Arizona. Watch as they tackle the course and share their insights on how to overcome obstacles like the mound that holds the basket. Ganon Burr, who set the course record in 2021, returns with a strong shot at the title, while Calvin Heimberg is known for his clutch performances when the wind is down. The group discusses strategies, techniques, and the intricacies of the Millennium course, offering insights into what makes this event so thrilling to watch.

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it's day two folks here at the 25th anniversary of the Las Vegas challenge proudly supported by Inova it's been one of the flagship events for them for many years and a big shout out to all of our patreon supporters if you would like to help support our coverage please head over to our patreon account we have a lot of great tiers I'm Derek skull beside me we have Chris German we are gatekeeper Chris and I are the owners of gatekeeper how you feeling bud I feel good a lot of uh video experience in this booth right now um we have Ganon Burr who shot the heater round one in the 1080s I believe a 10806 rated round at 12 down on the Millennium course and then Calvin heimberg tied up with Isaac and Nick Newton new face on our coverage here at the end of a course yeah so ho one par three 353t really just going to have a couple options here you're going to see a lot of forehands play kind of into these Hills here a lot of OB to contend with and the mound that the basket sits on can be quite treacherous so gon coming off of the scorcher like you said setting the course record for millennium previously held by eagle McMahon set in 2021 there are a few changes and the course is a little harder now so yeah looks like it was 1086 I just wanted to double check on that in the end of a course we've known to see some really good scores come out here especially when the wind is down and today is absolutely perfect conditions yep that checks up well in the circle uphill putt on thein you have Obie on the cart path on the right that does come into play can come into play so if there's a place to miss it's definitely down to the left just give yourself an uphill putt and as we know Calvin cannot be slept on either shooting what I believe was a 10 down day one he's going to turn that over right to that car path hitting hitting the signage and I think he slides back into bounds wow that's incredible Nick new face to the coverage team prodigy from Tulsa or I'm sorry not Tulsa uh Tucson Arizona he seems to...

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