The NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester, consists of eight tournaments in 2026 — the five regional championships, the U.S. Open, the World English Sporting Clays Championship, and the National Sporting Clays Championship. Awards are given for Open, Lady, Junior, Sub-Junior, Veteran, Super Veteran, Senior Super Veteran, and Legacy categories, and for Master, AA, A, B, C, and D classes.
A shooter’s eligibility for concurrent awards is based on the shooter’s current NSCA classification. A shooter’s eligibility for class awards is based on the shooter’s NSCA class at the beginning of the target year.
The top 10 scores and all ties in each of the 14 categories within the Main, FITASC and 5-Stand events* at each of the Championship Tour events will be awarded points.
* At the National Championship, the K-Kup event will be used in place of the 5-Stand Event.
Points Races are updated after the first event for the year.
Winchester Ladies Cup
A season-long, sporting clays competition designed specifically for ladies who shoot on the NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester. The Winchester Ladies Cup will span the NSCA Championship Tour events each year.
For 2026, each tour stop of the Ladies Cup will be split into two groups: Pro/M/AA and A/B/C/D. The first group, Pro/M/AA, will compete for $5,000 in added payouts across three events at each tour stop: the Main, Super Sporting, and 5-Stand. The second group, A/B/C/D, will compete for cases of Winchester AA ammunition across two events: the Main and Super Sporting. Payouts and ammunition will be sent to the winners post-event. Winchester added payouts and ammunition total $40,000 and 120 cases of ammunition.
Award Breakdown for Each Tour Stop:
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Pro / Master / AA Ladies Shooters
1st – $2,500
2nd – $1,500
3rd – $1,000
A Class through D Class Ladies Shooters
1st – 7 cases of AA’s
2nd – 5 cases of AA’s
3rd – 3 cases of AA’s
Overall Winchester Ladies Cup Tour Award Rules and Points Race Calculations:
At the end of the season, the coveted Winchester Ladies Cup trophy will be awarded to the top Lady competitor with the highest cumulative placement for the entire season.
Full Explanation of the Ladies Cup Rules and Calculation Process
Championship Tour Rules and Calculation Process
See the 2025 Championship Tour winners
2026 NSCA Championship Tour
| Date | Event | Club | Sporting | FITASC | Register |
| March 17-22, 2026 | Western Regional | Coyote Springs Sporting Clays, AZ | X | X | Register |
| April 22-26, 2026 | World English Sporting Clays | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X | Register |
| May 12-17, 2026 | Northeast Regional | M&M Sporting Clays, NJ | X | X | Register |
| June 2-7,2026 | Southeast Regional | Quail Creek Sporting Ranch, FL | X | X | Register |
| July 7-12, 2026 | North Central Regional | Northbrook Sports Club, IL | X | X | Register |
| August 11-16, 2026 | U.S. Open | Game Unlimited, WI | X | X | Register |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 4, 2026 | South Central Regional | Providence Hill, MS | X | X | Register |
| October 17-25, 2026 | National Championship | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X | Register |
2027 NSCA Championship Tour
| Date | Event | Venue | Sporting | FITASC | |
| April 13-18, 2027 | Southeast Regional | Old Hudson Plantation, GA | X | X | |
| May 17-23, 2027 | US Open | M&M Sporting Clays, NJ | X | X | |
| June 2-6, 2027 | South Central Regional | Defender Outdoors, TX | X | X | |
| June 16-20, 2027 | Northeast Regional | Hopkins Game Farm, MD | X | X | |
| July 27 – August 1, 2027 | Western Regional | Rock Creek Sporting Clays, ID | X | X | |
| August 10-15, 2027 | North Central Regional | Northbrook Sporting Clays, IL | X | X | |
| October 16-24, 2027 | National Championship | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X |
