Fast Facts for 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open

Championship Venue

Woodmont Country Club (South Course), Rockville, Md.

1950

Alfred Tull with input from Woodmont member Leopold Freuberg and superintendent Rudy Will (renovation/re-design by Joel Weiman in 2022)

July 6-8

#USAdaptiveOpen

96

National and international players
Male and female players
Amateur and professional players
All ages  

Requirements

Players must have a WR4GD Pass and a Handicap Index® not exceeding 36.4.

54 holes stroke play with a cut to be made after 36 holes to the following: 

• Top 20 overall men and ties 
• Top 10 overall women and ties
• Top 3 men and ties from each Impairment Category
• Top 2 women and ties from each Impairment Category
• Any player within 5 strokes of the leader in their Impairment Category

February 10, 2026 (9 a.m. ET)

Qualifying, over 18 holes, will be conducted in the spring at sites to be determined.

Kipp Popert, 27, of England, and Kim MooreBailey Bish, 44, of Battle Creek, Mich., captured the men's and women's overall titles in the 4th U.S. Adaptive Open at Woodmont Country Club's South Course, in Rockville, Md. Popert joined an elite fraternity of players to have captured three consecutive USGA titles, including Tiger Woods, Juli Inkster and Hollis Stacy. Popert, who was born with cerebral palsy and competes in the neurological impairment category, won by 12 strokes over inaugural men's overall champion Simon Lee. Moore, who competes in the lower limb impairment category, edged defending champion Bailey Bish by three strokes. To read more, click here.

Course Fact

For many years, Woodmont Country Club has hosted final qualifying for the U.S. Open. 

Previous Events at Woodmont Country Club

2020 U.S. Women's Amateur (Rose Zhang)
2025 U.S. Adaptive Open (Men's Overall Champion: Kip Popert; Women's Overall Champion: Kim Moore)

This will be the 26th USGA championship conducted in Maryland. The most recent event was the 2025 U.S. Adaptive Open. The 2021 U.S. Girls' Junior was held at Columbia Country Club, in Chevy Chase, won by Rose Zhang. 

Monday, July 6 (18 holes)
Tuesday, July 7 (18 holes)
Wednesday, July 8 (18 holes)

Additional Information

Carts are permitted for all players and caddies

2027: Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Ore./July 5-7
2028: Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Ore./July 3-5