Winchester and White Flyer Trap Shooters Shine at The Grand American

Winchester Ammunition and White Flyer continue its longstanding support of the Grand American as the official ammunition and target of the Amateur Trap Association (ATA). Nearly 5,000 of the world’s best trapshooters competed in the Grand American as a true test of their skills in one of the longest standing shooting sports competitions.

As one of the most accomplished trap shooters in history, Team Winchester and White Flyer member Matt Bartholow, locked up his fifth doubles championship, a feat unmatched in the history of The Grand American. Matt has built his resume shooting Winchester AA® target loads against some of the best competitors in the world.

Winchester AA® shotshells were the number one choice of shooters at the Grand American, proving once again that the legendary AA shotshell is the choice of champions. Over the course of the competition, more than 3.4 million registered White Flyer targets were thrown.

“The Grand American is more than a championship, it’s a tradition, and we’re proud to have supported this event for more than 100 years,” said Jason Gilbertson, Senior Director of Marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “Congratulations to all of the shooters that log countless hours training for these elite competitions and thank you for supporting the shooting sports.”

On top of a commanding brand presence, Team Winchester and Team White Flyer shooters competed in the Grand and secured multiple championship titles, including:

Dagen Voigtman – ATA 2600 HOA Championship by White Flyer Event Champion

• Event 1. Fiocchi Singles Event Champion
• Event 4. MEC Outdoors Singles Event Champion
• Event 7. Sterling Cut Glass Singles Event Champion
• Event 8. Rio Handicap Event Runner-up
• Event 9. SOS Clays Doubles Event Runner-up
• Event 10. NRA Singles Event Champion
• Event 11. Krieghoff Handicap Event Runner-up
• Event 15. Winchester AA Class Singles Championship Class AAA Runner-up
• Event 19. Challenger Ammunition Handicap Yardage Group 27 Runner-up
• Event 21. ATA World Clay Target Championship by Browning Class AAA Runner-up
• ATA HOA by Prize Possessions – 1000 Targets Grand Event Runner-up
• E-Z-G-O HAA Prelim Week Event Champion
• Excel Bottling Company Super 500 Doubles Event Runner-up
• Millennium Luxury Coaches Super 500 Handicap Event Champion
• Negrini Preliminary HOA 1000 Targets Event Champion
• White Flyer HOA 1500 Targets Event Champion
• Winchester Super 500 Singles Event Champion

Matt Bartholow – 5th ATA World Doubles Championship by Kolar Champion

• Event 17. Wenig Doubles Class Championship Class AAA Champion
• Event 20. Kubota Doubles Event Champion

Keith Ditto – Winchester Super 500 Singles Class AAA Champion

• Event 10. NRA Singles Event Runner-up
• Event 16. President David Rhoads Handicap by Perazzi Yardage Group 27 Champion
• ATA 2600 HOA Championship by White Flyer Class AAA Champion
• E-Z-G-O HAA Prelim Week Event Class AAA Runner-up
• Excel Bottling Company Super 500 Doubles Class AAA Runner-up
• Millennium Luxury Coaches Super 500 Handicap Yardage Group 27 Runner-up
• Negrini Preliminary HOA 1000 Targets Class AAA Runner-up

Foster Bartholow – Graf & Sons Doubles Class AAA Champion

• Event 20. Kubota Doubles Class AAA Runner-up
• Precision Fit Stock Doubles Event Runner Up

Between events, competitors and family members flocked to the Winchester-White Flyer store on vendor row to collect the annual White Flyer, Grand American commemorative target and grab the latest gear to represent two of the most recognized brands in the shooting sports.