U.S. Adaptive Open Field Set

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (June 16, 2025) – 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