5th U.S. Adaptive Open Field Announced; Deloitte Continues Commitment to Championship

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the field for the 5th U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, to be played at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., from July 6-8. Deloitte*, the official professional services sponsor of the USGA, will once again provide financial support in the form of travel-related expense reimbursements to each of this year’s 96 competitors.

Additionally, for the second year in a row, the final round of the U.S. Adaptive Open will be broadcast live on Golf Channel, made possible through Deloitte’s continued support. Deloitte’s commitment has helped expand the broadcast to three live hours of coverage, increase the number of cameras and enhance storytelling elements through the telecast. Golf Channel will also deliver comprehensive daily coverage of the championship, including highlights, reporter updates, interviews and scoring updates featured across Golf Today and Golf Central each day.

"Our relationship with the USGA is rooted in elevating every championship, and the U.S. Adaptive Open is one of the most powerful expressions of that commitment," said Vin Andriano, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Deloitte Tax LLP. "Deloitte is proud to support the broadcast that brings these athletes' stories to a national audience — and equally proud to ensure that every competitor can get here and focus on what matters most: the game."

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 championship experience.

“The U.S. Adaptive Open continues to grow because of Deloitte’s belief in the power of this championship,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championships officer. “Sponsorships like this help create a more meaningful championship for players while bringing greater attention to their incredible stories and achievements.”

In addition to Deloitte’s coverage support, every player in the U.S. Adaptive Open field will receive travel-related financial assistance. This generosity allows all 96 competitors to participate with less financial burden, creating greater accessibility and ensuring players can focus on competing at the highest level.

“When the news came in that Deloitte would be contributing toward players’ expenses, I was really emotional because a lot of these guys are my friends,” said Kipp Popert, three-time U.S. Adaptive Open Champion. “I’m extremely fortunate to have three amazing sponsors, but so many players don’t and they really deserve the opportunity to play.”

Furthermore, the 5th U.S. Adaptive Open field has been announced.

The USGA received 250 entries for the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open, and for the third year, 18-hole qualifiers were conducted by Allied Golf Associations (AGAs) at eight sites across the country. The field includes competitors from 34 states and nine countries. The championship’s youngest competitor is 15-year-old Tommy Morrissey of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Dennis Walters, of Jupiter, Fla., is the championship's oldest player at 76 years old.

This year's Championship field will be comprised of 96-players, 18 of which are exempt under the various exemption criteria. The low overall female scorer and low overall male scorer from each qualifying site earned a spot in the Championship, totaling 16 medalists. The remaining spots were all allocated to qualifying, by Impairment Category and gender across all eight qualifying sites using an adjusted Score Differential. 

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. The current field is as follows:

Russell Aide, of Canada, 19, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Andrew Austen, of Radnor, Pa., 28, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Ryder Barr, of Prosper, Texas, 17, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Andrew Berglund, of Stillwater, Minn., 26, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
Chris Biggins, of Birmingham, Ala., 34, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Bailey Bish, of Tucson, Ariz., 26, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
Amy Bockerstette, of Phoenix, Ariz., 27, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
Jack Bonifant, of Silver Spring, Md., 36, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Kenny Bontz, of Bradenton, Fla., 56, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Erik Bowen, of Charlotte, N.C., 46, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
Albert Bowker, of Buellton, Calif., 29, Short Stature, Qualifier
Austin Brown, of Richland, Wash., 29, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Mike Browne, of England, 48, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Brandon Canesi, of Northfield, N.J., 34, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
Justin Carlock, of Eaton, Colo., 31, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Luke Carroll, of Nashville, Tenn., 20, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Tyler Cashman, of Oldwick, N.J., 23, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
Larry Celano, of Chandler, Ariz., 57, Seated Players, Qualifier
Jonathan Chown, of England, 32, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Wellman Kody Conover, of Las Vegas, Nev., 31, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
Amanda Cunha, of Kaneohe, Hawaii, 22, Vision Impairment, Exempt
Abigail Davis, of Houston, Texas, 24, Upper Limb Impairment, Exempt
David de Garavilla, of Telford, Pa., 43, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Mario Dino, of Denver, Colo., 23, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Thomas Duffy, of Utica, Ill., 27, Seated Players, Qualifier
Zachary Duncan, of Cornelius, N.C., 26, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
Meredith Dwyer, of Teaneck, N.J., 31, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Aimee Eckert, of Clarksville, Ohio, 39, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Conor Ennis, of Wake Forest, N.C., 35, Short Stature, Qualifier
Maria Rita Fernandez, of Argentina, 57, Vision Impairment, I.C. Minimum
Jesse Florkowski, of Canada, 36, Upper Limb Impairment, Exempt
Alex Fourie, of Charlotte, N.C., 33, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Billy Fryar, of Bigelow, Ark., 54, Seated Players, Qualifier
Jarrett Fultz, of Queen Creek, Ariz., 25, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Kenny Gentile, of Angola, Ind., 69, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
Kelly Gorman, of Delmar, N.Y., 31, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Kenny Green, of Smyrna, Tenn., 44, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Zachary Grove, of York, Pa., 40, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Ann Hayes, of Lee, Mass., 63, Seated Players, I.C. Minimum
Dogyoung Heo, of Republic of Korea, 17, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier
Luke Hiser, of Chicago, Ill., 31, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
Kirk Holmberg, of Hutchinson, 58, Kan., Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Sophia Howard, of Hudsonville, Mich., 19, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Benjamin Hulin, of Salt Lake City, Utah, 44, Seated Players, Qualifier
Josh Hunke, of Canada, Upper Limb Impairment, 41,  Qualifier Medalist
Ryanne Jackson, of St. Petersburg, Fla., 28, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
William Jacobsen, of Auburn, Ala., 22, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Stacey Johnston-Gleason, of Ronan, Mont., 59, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Gary Joiner, of Bluffton, S.C., 62, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
Kiefer Jones, of Canada, 36, Vision Impairment, Exempt
Trevor Kennison, of Winter Park, Colo., 33, Seated Players, Qualifier
Sunyoung Kim, of Republic of Korea, 26, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Zdenka Kitagawa, of Alpharetta, Ga., 63, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Kelsey Koch, of Grand Blanc, Mich., 34, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Zachary Larose, of Charlotte, N.C., 34, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Brendan Lawlor, of Ireland, 29, Short Stature, Exempt
Cindy Lawrence, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., 63,  Multiple Limb Amputee, I.C. Minimum
Nancy Lee, of New York, N.Y., 59, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Simon Seungmin Lee, of Republic of Korea, 29, Intellectual Impairment, Exempt
Brock Leitner, of Canada, 28, Seated Players, Qualifier
Michael Madsen, of Meridian, Idaho, 45, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Evan Mathias, of Indianapolis, Ind., 30, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
Joseph McCarron, of Orange Beach, Ala., 63, Vision Impairment, Qualifier
Kim Moore, of Fort Wayne, Ind., 45, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
Tommy Morrissey, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 15, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Michael Nicholson, of Tampa, Fla., 37, Seated Players, Qualifier
Issa Nlareb, of France, 35, Multiple Limb Amputee, Exempt
Chris Oviatt, of Milwaukie, Ore., 62, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Chad Pfeifer, of Caldwell, Idaho, 44, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
Joshua Philbeck, of Broken Arrow, Okla., 51, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier
Kipp Popert, of England, 28, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
Juan Postigo, of Spain, 30, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Ricky Reilly, of Syracuse, N.Y., 25, Short Stature, Qualifier
Chris Roberts, of Lewisville, Texas, 37, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Mandi Sedlak, of Johnson Lake, Neb., 46, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Cassie Sengul, of Manassas, Va., 20, Coordination Impairment, Exempt
Brad Smith, of England, 31, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Garrett Smyth, of Raleigh, N.C., 56, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Natasha Stasiuk, of Canada, 28, Intellectual Impairment, Exempt
Trevor Stephens, of Greenwich, Conn., 41, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Joshua Tankersley, of Riviera, Texas, 39, Lower Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Jordan Thomas, of Nashville, Tenn., 37, Multiple Limb Amputee, Qualifier Medalist
Dawson Thompson, of Pascagoula, Miss., 24, Short Stature, Qualifier
Max Togisala, of Ogden, Utah, 22, Seated Players, Exempt
Tessa Trojan, of Canada, 37, Intellectual Impairment, Qualifier Medalist
Kellie Valentine, of McKean, Pa., 55, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Justin VanLanduit, of Chaska, Minn., 46, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Rose Veldman, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., 26, Multiple Limb Amputee, Exempt
Karen Veriato, of New Braunfels, Texas, 64, Coordination Impairment, Qualifier
Dennis Walters, of Jupiter, Fla., 76, Seated Players, Qualifier
Joshua Williams, of Canada, 41, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt
Chris Willis, of Canada, 45, Upper Limb Impairment, Qualifier
Lachlan Wood, of Australia, 35, Lower Limb Impairment, Exempt

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