2026 NSCA Championship Tour Opens in March With Eight Stops and Expanded Winchester Ladies Cup

The season-long sporting clays circuit runs from Arizona in March to the National Championship in San Antonio in October.

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posted on March 11, 2026
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The 2026 NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester, opens March 17 at Coyote Springs in Arizona and runs through the National Championship in October at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.
Photo courtesy of Winchester Ammunition

The 2026 NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester, opens March 17 at Coyote Springs in Arizona and runs through eight stops before culminating with the NSCA National Championship at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas, in October. Winchester Ammunition and White Flyer Targets return as the title sponsor and official ammunition and target of the tour and the Winchester Ladies Cup.

The circuit covers seven states over seven months. After the Western Regional at Coyote Springs (March 17-22), the tour moves to the World English at the National Shooting Complex in Texas (April 22-26), the Northeast Regional at M&M Sporting Clays in New Jersey (May 12-17), the Southeast Regional at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch in Florida (June 2-7), the North Central Regional at Northbrook Sports Club in Illinois (July 7-12), the U.S. Open at Game Unlimited in Wisconsin (August 11-16) and the South Central Regional at Providence Hill in Mississippi (Sept. 29-Oct. 4). The NSCA National Championship closes the season Oct. 17-25 in San Antonio.

Logos for Winchester Ammunition, White Flyer Targets and the National Sporting Clays Association for the 2026 NSCA Championship Tour sponsorship
Winchester Ammunition and White Flyer Targets return as the title sponsor and official ammunition and target of the 2026 NSCA Championship Tour and the Winchester Ladies Cup.

 

The Winchester Ladies Cup, a season-long competition within the tour designed for women sporting clays competitors, expands for 2026 with $40,000 in added payouts and 120 cases of ammunition. Each tour stop splits the Ladies Cup field into two groups. The Pro/M/AA group competes for $5,000 in added payouts across three events: Main, Super Sporting and Five-Stand. The A/B/C/D group competes for cases of ammunition across two events: Main and Super Sporting. Payouts and ammunition ship to winners after each event.

“Winchester Ammunition and White Flyer are excited to be aligned with the NSCA at the highest level again in 2026,” Jason Gilbertson, senior director of marketing for Winchester Ammunition said. The sponsorship follows a 2025 season in which Mike Wilgus won the NSCA National Championship.

For the full 2026 tour schedule and registration details, visit the NSCA website. Learn more about Winchester and White Flyer.

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