Nelson Wyatt and Tyler Worley took home the 2023 NFR Open win with a 4.4 in the clean-slate championship round Saturday, July 15.
Results
As of 8:30 a.m. (CST) Sunday, July 16, 2023
First round: 1. (tie) Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham and Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 5.8 seconds, $4,979 each; 3. (tie) Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake and Tyler Jackson/Josh Hamby, 6.0, $2,576 each; 5. Brady Tryan/Justin Viles, 6.3, $1,202; 6. Hagen Peterson/Dylin Ahlstrom, 6.4, $859.
Second round: 1. Josh Siggins/Colter Todd, 4.9 seconds, $5,666 each; 2. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 5.1, $4,293; 3. Dustin Bird/Ike Folsom, 5.2, $3,091; 4. Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 5.3, $2,060; 5. Cody Snow/Dalton Pearce, 5.4, $1,202; 6. Hagen Peterson/Dylin Ahlstrom, 5.7, $859.
Third round: 1. Josh Siggins/Colter Todd, 7.0 seconds, $6,868 each; 2. Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 11.7, $5,151; 3. Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 12.2, $3,434; 4. Cody Snow/Dalton Pearce, 20.1, $1,717.
Finals: 1. Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 4.4 seconds, $6,868 each; 2. (tie) Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake and Josh Siggins/Colter Todd, 4.9, $4,293 each; 4. Cody Snow/Dalton Pearce, 6.9, $1,717.
The most prestigious rodeo under the PRCA circuit system, the 2023 NFR Open powered by RAM, will feature some of the best in ProRodeo starting Tuesday, July 11. Two teams from each of the 12 U.S. Circuits and Canada, plus the national champions from Mexico, will take on the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs over seven performances July 11-15.
What?
The NFR Open powered by Ram, formerly titled the RAM National Circuit Finals, is one of the highest paying events of the year with $1 million in payouts.
Where and When?
Norris Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado. July 11-15, 2023.
| Tuesday, July 11 | 7 p.m. (MST) |
| Wednesday, July 12 | 7 p.m. (MST) |
| Thursday, July 13 | 7 p.m. (MST) |
| Friday, July 14 | Noon (MST) |
| Friday, July 14 | 7 p.m. (MST) |
| Saturday, July 15 | Noon (MST) |
| Saturday, July 15 | 7 p.m. (MST) |
NFR Open Format
The tournament-style NFR Open determines the national circuit champions in each event.
All 27 qualifiers from 13 circuits plus Mexico compete in the two long rounds with nine teams in each of the three performances. The top eight from the preliminary rounds advance to the clean-slate semifinal round, with all previous times thrown out. The top four move on to the final, sudden-death round determining the national circuit champion in each event. Because the top four contestants begin with a clean slate in the Gold Buckle Round, each one has an equal opportunity to claim an NFR Open title.
Who?
The year-end circuit champion and the circuit finals average winners from each circuit (13 year-end champs and 13 average champions) plus the national champions from Mexico will compete at the NFR Open.
*Listed are the pairs competing at the NFR Open together
Columbia River Circuit
Riley Minor & Brady Minor
T.C. Hammack & Jason Duby
California Circuit
Cody Snow & Dalton Pearce
Wilderness Circuit
Hagen Peterson & Dylin Ahlstrom
Pace Freed & Cole Wilson
Montana Circuit
Dustin Bird & Ike Folsom
Mountain States Circuit
Clayton Van Aken & Jayden Johnson
Pedro Egurrola & JC Flake
Turquoise Circuit
Texas Circuit
Casey Tew & Coleby Payne
Prairie Circuit
Jake Clay & Billie Jack Saebens
Great Lakes Circuit
Mason Appleton & Clay Clayman
Tyler Jackson & Josh Hamby
Southeastern Circuit
Braxton Culpepper & Brad Culpepper
First Frontier Circuit
Eric Fabian & Britt Bockius
Badlands Circuit
Maple Leaf Circuit
Dawson Graham & Dillon Graham
Logan Bonnett & Riley Wilson
Mexico Circuit
Luis Gutierrez & Jose Gutierrez
Saturday, July 15 Matinee Draw
| 1 | Andrew Ward | Edmond, OK | Buddy Hawkins | Stephenville, TX |
| 2 | Mason Appleton | Chelsea, OK | Clay Clayman | Highlandville, MO |
| 3 | Riley Minor | Ellensburg, WA | Brady Minor | Ellensburg, WA |
| 4 | Logan Bonnett | Ponoka, AB | Robert Wilson | Cardston, AB |
| 5 | Robert Freed | Pocatello, ID | Cole Wilson | Lake Shore, UT |
| 6 | Daniel Williams | Standish, CA | Todd Hampton | Madera, CA |
| 7 | Dustin Bird | Cut Bank, MT | Ike Folsom | Jackson, MT |
| 8 | Eric Fabian | Gansevoort, NY | Britton Bockius | Fulton, MD |
| 9 | Cole Thomas | Emelle, AL | Bryce Graves | Poplarville, MS |
Keep up with ProRodeo circuit standings all year long with updates from The Team Roping Journal, thanks to our friends at Fast Back Ropes.
