The U.S. Adaptive Open turns 5 on Monday when its 96-player field tees off at Woodmont Country Club’s South Course in Rockville, Maryland.
Defending men’s champ Kipp Popert, who has cerebral palsy that affects his lower extremities, is looking for his fourth straight overall victory at the 54-hole event.
On the women’s side, Kim Moore is looking for her third overall title after wins in 2022 and 2025. Moore, born without a right foot and a slight case of spina bifida, became the first two-time female champion of the U.S. Adaptive Open last year.
Dennis Walters, 76, who won the inaugural 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open in the men’s Seated Players category, is the oldest player in the field. He’ll start in a different category than the field’s youngest player — Tommy Morrissey, 15, who was born without the lower part of his right arm and has found a passionate social media following @onearmgolfer on Instagram.
The event’s categories include:
- Lower limb impairment
- Multiple limb amputee
- Vision impairment
- Intellectual impairment
- Coordination impairment
- Seated players
- Short stature
The Fourth of July holiday weekend saw competitors go through two practice rounds at Woodmont before the championship starts Monday and runs through Wednesday. Here’s the full schedule:
- Monday, July 6: Championship Round 1
- Tuesday, July 7: Championship Round 2 (the field will be cut approximately in half after 36 holes of play)
- Wednesday, July 8, Championship final round
What to know about the field
The championship field was cut down from 250 entries, with qualifying events taking place across eight sites from late April to late May.
The field features 11 newcomers and has players representing nine different countries. Thirty-three states will be represented, with Florida and North Carolina each having six players.
Yardages for the event varies from the longest stretching at 6,421 yards and the shortest — for female seated players — coming in at 3,575 yards.
Golf Channel is set to broadcast the final round from 1 to 4 p.m. E.T on Wednesday.
