USGA Releases Details of 4th U.S. Adaptive Open Championship

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the field for the 4th U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, to be played at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., from July 7-9.


Deloitte*, the official professional services sponsor of the USGA, will provide financial support in the form of travel-related expense reimbursements to each of this year’s 96 competitors. Additionally, for the first time in championship history, the final round of the U.S. Adaptive Open will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel, made possible through Deloitte’s expanded support.


“It’s hard not to leave the U.S. Adaptive Open feeling inspired. These athletes remind us that talent knows no limits,” said Scott Mager, US Chief Marketing Officer at Deloitte. “It’s a powerful moment for golf, and Deloitte is proud to be part of this championship. This isn’t just about sport—it’s about what’s possible.”

 
The USGA and Deloitte first teamed up in 2014 to elevate the game through strategy, innovation, and fan engagement. In 2016, they announced their first multiyear professional-services sponsorship, marking a new era of collaboration. Since then, Deloitte has deepened its relationship with the USGA by providing strategic advisement across many aspects of the USGA’s business and developing the USGA App—an all-in-one destination that offers fans an immersive, intuitive, and visually engaging experience.


“We’re incredibly thankful to Deloitte for their support of this year’s U.S. Adaptive Open Championship,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championships officer. “Our competitors will benefit from not only alleviated financial pressures but also increased exposure for this inspiring national championship.”


Furthermore, the field for the 4th U.S. Adaptive Open has been set.


The USGA received 260 entries for the 2025 U.S. Adaptive Open, and for the second year, 18-hole qualifiers were conducted by Allied Golf Associations (AGAs) at eight sites across the country. The 96-player field includes competitors from 34 states and 10 countries. The championship’s youngest competitor is 16-year-old Ryder Barr of Celina, Texas, and Dennis Walters, of Jupiter, Fla., is the championship's oldest player at 75 years old. Of the 96 players in the field, 74 previously played in one or more of the past iterations of the USGA’s newest championship. 22 will be making their championship debut.


The low overall female scorer and low overall male scorer from each qualifying site earned a spot in the championship. The remaining qualifying spots were determined by Impairment Category and gender across all eight qualifying sites using an adjusted Score Differential. In total, 66 players earned their place in the field through qualifying. Another 20 were fully exempt, and others were added to the field as committee selections.


The championship is open to both male and female professional and amateur golfers with a World Handicap System™ Handicap Index of 36.4 or less and an eligible impairment confirmed by a WR4GD Pass. The impairment categories are as follows:
 

• Intellectual Impairment
• Lower Limb Impairment
• Multiple Limb Amputee
• Coordination Impairment (previously Neurological Impairment)
• Seated Players
• Short Stature
• Upper Limb Impairment
• Vision Impairment

The championship will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut after 36 holes. Multiple sets of tees will be utilized. Carts are permitted for all players and caddies. The 96-player field is as follows:

• Russell Aide, of Canada, 18, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Carter Arey, of Columbia, Mo., 35, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Andrew Austen, of Radnor, Pa., 27, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Ryder Barr, of Celina, Texas, 16, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Jake Beausir, of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 27, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
• Chris Biggins, of Birmingham, Ala., 33, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• Vince Biser, of Towson, Md., 37, Coordination Impairment, Committee Selection
• Bailey Bish, of Tucson, Ariz., 25, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• Justin Blaze, of Glencoe, Ky., 47, Seated Players, Qualifier
• Amy Bockerstette, of Phoenix, Ariz., 26, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
• Jack Bonifant, of Sandy Spring, Md., 35, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Kenny Bontz, of Bradenton, Fla., 55, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Albert Bowker, of Buellton, Calif., 28, Short Stature, Qualifier
• Andreas Brandenberger, of San Diego, Calif., 38, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
• Grace Anne Braxton, of Fredericksburg, Va., 53, Intellectual Impairment, Committee Selection
• Austin Brown, of Richland, Wash., 28, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Mike Browne, of England, 47, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Joakim Bjorkman, of Sweden, 34, Short Stature, Committee Selection
• Brandon Canesi, of Northfield, N.J., 33, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
• Tyler Cashman, of Oldwick, N.J., 22, Vision Impairment, Committee Selection
• Larry Celano, of Chandler, Ariz., 56, Seated Players, Committee Selection
• Wellman Kody Conover, of Las Vegas, Nev., 30, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
• Amanda Cunha, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, 21, Vision Impairment, Exempt
• Ryan Cutter, of Helena, Mont., 34, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
• Abigail Davis, of Houston, Texas, 23, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• David de Garavilla, of Telford, Pa., 42, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Justin Delp, of Owasso, Okla., 44, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Mario Dino, of Denver, Colo., 22, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Thomas Duffy, of Utica, Ill., 26, Seated Players, Committee Selection
• Meredith Dwyer, of Paramus, N.J., 30, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Aimee Eckert, of Clarksville, Ohio, 38, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Jesse Florkowski, of Canada, 35, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Jarrett Fultz, of Queen Creek, Ariz., 24, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Kenny Gentile, of Angola, Ind., 68, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
• Anton Glass, of Naples, Fla., 29, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Kenny Green, of Smyrna, Tenn., 43, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Harley Hartle, of Pittsburgh, Pa., 27, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Jason Hasty, of Chester, Va., 42, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Dogyoung Heo, of Republic of Korea, 16, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
• Kirk Holmberg, of Hutchinson, Kan., 57, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Sophia Howard, of Hudsonville, Mich., 18, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Jacob Huber, of Bismarck, N.D., 28, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
• Benjamin Hulin, of Salt Lake City, Utah, 43, Seated Players, Qualifier
• Josh Hunke, of Canada, 40, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Ryanne Jackson, of St. Petersburg, Fla., 27, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• William Jacobsen, of Auburn, Ala., 21, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Andrew Johnson, of Whitmire, S.C., 25, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
• Kiefer Jones, of Canada, 35, Vision Impairment, Exempt
• Sunyoung Kim, of Republic of Korea, 24, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Zdenka Kitagawa, of Alpharetta, Ga., 62, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Nick Kimmel, of Fallbrook, Calif., 35, Multiple Limb Amputee, Committee Selection
• Kelsey Koch, of Grand Blanc, Mich., 32, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Brendan Lawlor, of Ireland, 28, Short Stature, Exempt
• Cynthia Lawrence, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., 62, Multiple Limb Amputee, I.C. Minimum
• Nancy Lee, of New York, N.Y., 58, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Simon Lee, of Republic of Korea, 27, Intellectual Impairment, Exempt
• Brock Leitner, of Canada, 27, Seated Players, Qualifier
• Ryan Lukkari, of West Bloomfield, Mich., 39, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Anthony Maldonado, of Odessa, Texas, 23, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Ford Martin, of Potomac, Md., 32, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• James Moceri, of Rochester Hills, Mich., 36, Seated Players, Qualifier
• Kim Moore, of Battle Creek, Mich., 44, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Issa Nlareb, of France, 34, Multiple Limb Amputee, Exempt
• Chris Oviatt, of Milwaukie, Ore., 61, Coordination Impairment, Qualifying Minimum
• William Pease, of Saint Augustine, Fla., 61, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
• Chad Pfeifer, of Caldwell, Idaho, 43, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Kipp Popert, of England, 26, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• Victor Postillion, of Winfield, Ill., 37, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Tracy Ramin, of Montrose, Mich., 53, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Ricky Reilly, of Syracuse, N.Y., 24, Short Stature, Qualifier Medalist
• Blake Ryan, of Hebron, Ky., 48, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Mandi Sedlak, of Kearney, Neb., 45, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
• Cassie Sengul, of Manassas, Va., 19, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
• Douglas Shirakura, of Somers, N.Y., 22, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Brad Smith, of England, 30, Lower Limb Impairment, Committee Selection
• Deborah Smith, of Rockford, Ill., 63, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Garrett Smyth, of Raleigh, N.C., 55, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Natasha Stasiuk, of Canada, 26, Intellectual Impairment, Exempt
• Joshua Stephenson, of Woodstock, Ga., 23, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
• Jordan Thomas, of Nashville, Tenn., 36, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
• Dawson Thompson, of Pascagoula, Miss., 23, Short Stature, Qualifier
• Max Togisala, of Clearfield, Utah, 21, Seated Players, Exempt
• Mariano Tubio, of Argentina, 45, Seated Players, Committee Selection
• Kellie Valentine, of McKean, Pa., 54, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• James Van Noord, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 32, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Justin VanLanduit, of Chaska, Minn., 45, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
• Rose Veldman, of Los Angeles, Calif., 25, Multiple Limb Amputee, Exempt
• Eli Villanueva, of Fayetteville, N.C., 58, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Cathy Walch, of Buford, Ga., 59, Upper Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Robert Walden, of Mesa, Ariz., 53, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Dennis Walters, of Jupiter, Fla., 75, Seated Players, Qualifier
• David Watts, of South Africa, 37, Lower Limb Impairment, Committee Selection
• Chris Willis, of Canada, 44, Upper Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Daniel Wiseman, of Haslett, Mich., 36, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
• Lachlan Wood, of Australia, 34, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
• Peyton Zins, of Indianapolis, Ind., 23, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier

Additional information on the U.S. Adaptive Open can be found here.


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