Cascade Challenge
The Disc Golf Pro Tour's Cascade Challenge
Shelton Springs is the home of the Cascade Challenge. First held in 2023, this beautiful course offers the pro tour players a chance to take a break from the long golf course style play they grind through on the west coast swing, and get back into the woods to shape technical shots on fair, but demanding lines. Creativity and accuracy are rewarded over distance; and after a week in the beautiful Pacific Northwest forests, everyone comes out a winner.
2023 CASCADE CHALLENGE
MPO Champion: Ricky Wysocki, -29 overall
MPO HOT Round: James Conrad, -14 R1; 1096 Rated, TOP 10 rated round on tour to date.
FPO Champion: Kat Mertsch, -11 overall
FPO HOT Round: Kat Mertsch, -5 R3
Assorted Player and Production Video Content from 2023 can be found on these YouTube channels:
Central Coast Disc Golf - post-produced MPO & FPO coverage
Disc Golf Pro Tour - live Round 1 coverage and MPO & FPO highlights (all three rounds behind a DGN paywall)
Drew Gibson - Practice Round with Paul Ulibarri and Drew & Andrew Miranda Shoot 18 Down
Eagle McMahon's Event Recap
Casey White plays the beautiful Lucky Mud and reviews the Cascade Challenge
"Shelton Springs is an area favorite, located less than 90 miles from downtown Seattle and features three layouts that will be used to create a new competition layout for the tournament this spring. The course features a few open holes but primarily consists of tight lines carved through an old-growth evergreen forest with plenty of gaps off the tee – a quintessential Pacific Northwest disc golf course. The event will have strong support from Mason County Disc Golf Club, which manages the course and has close connections with the local community." Disc Golf Pro Tour News Release, February 11, 2023