Recap: 2024 Southern Grand – Odessa, Florida

The 44th Annual Southern Grand American was held March 10–17, 2024 at the Silver Dollar Shooters Club in Odessa, Florida. With 647 shooters from 43 states and provinces, plus a group of Brazilian ATA members, attendance was up from the previous year. The week featured 1,600 total program targets, with the final 1,400 counting toward All-American points. To handle the crowd, the club expanded from its usual 20 program traps to 24 for the Championship events.

Early Week Highlights

• Preliminary Singles (Sunday): Four shooters tied at 99, with Caleb Fischer, Orion Cooper, William Alfree, and Steve Ebsen taking category wins.

• Preliminary Handicap: Brandon Stahl led with the lone 95.

• Monday Handicap: Russell Lillard Jr. topped the field with a 95.

• Monday Doubles: Jack Knaus and Gavin Kuck scored 98s to win Junior and Junior Gold.

Midweek Action

• Tuesday Doubles: Richard Marshall Jr. and Knaus broke 99s for AAA and Junior Gold.

• Brady Duren Singles: Nineteen 100 straights were recorded, with champions including Marshall Jr., Zach Nannini, Justin Debrie, and Jack Knaus.

• Wednesday Class Singles: Another 19 perfect scores, with Matt Trammell, Herbert Lewis, and others claiming class and category honors.

• Wednesday Handicap: Jennifer Rutger won the event outright with a 97.

Championship Weekend

• Friday Class Doubles: Ethan Ledford shot his career-first 100 straight to win Junior Gold. Mitchel Loveless II claimed AAA with 99.

• Friday Preliminary Handicap: Jack Knaus delivered the week’s highest handicap score (99 from the 27).

• Singles Championship (Saturday): Steven Miller, Michael Fontello, and Knaus all ran 200s. Miller emerged Champion after shootoffs.

• Doubles Championship (Sunday): Herbert Lewis posted the only 100 to win outright.

• Handicap Championship (Sunday): Terry Lash (PA) topped the field of 445 with a 98 to take the title.

High Awards

• High All Around (HAA): Cole Henning – 395×400.

• High Over All (HOA): Jack Knaus – 979×1000.

Final Take

The 2024 Southern Grand showcased big scores, international attendance, and Silver Dollar’s first-class facilities. With highlights like Ledford’s first 100 in doubles, Knaus’s 99 handicap, and Miller’s Singles title, the tournament delivered everything shooters expect from one of the ATA’s crown jewel satellite grands.

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