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2024
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ENTRY STARTS DECEMBER 1st 2023
ENDS JANUARY 17th 2024
FIELD ANNOUNCE JANUARY 31st
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF QUALIFICATIONS
Starting in 2024,
You must meet all the requirements to submit an entry. An entry form must be submitted along with the entry fee in the timeline giving to be consider for a spot. If more participants enter the championship than the full field allows, the committee must narrow the field at their discretion. Past participants of adaptive golf championships may be giving the priority. If not selected, You will be placed on a alternate list.
The Categories at the bottom of this page, G1-G15 will be use only as a guide. In 2024, WR4GD Impairment category will be use. NO SELF CLASSIFYING.
Impairment Status
WR4GD Impairments. NO Self Classifying will be use in the 2024 championship. Failure to provide correct information may result in not qualify
Final decisions will be made by the committee. You must have a WR4GD PASS to be able to register. If somehow you were allowed to play in the event and you do not meet the guidelines, you will not be able to participate in future events unless changes in you condition.
To enter the competition, you must have a valid handicap of 36.4 with your countries handicap system. The committee has the authority to check your handicap based on performance over the past 2 years.
All Final decisions will be made by the committee.
Registration must include payment.
REFUNDS
Full refunds (minus a $30 Processing Fee) will be granted up until February 19th
February 20th– March 15th Full refunds (minus a $70 Processing Fee) will be granted
March 15th until, No Refunds will be made
Alternate list will be made available February 9th. All other players will receive a full refund after.
All Final Information will be included in sign up
2023 Tournament Information
Chad Pfeifer Captures His Second U.S. Disabled Open Championship; Bailey Bish Takes Women’s Division
Chad Pfeifer won his second U.S. Disabled Open Championship at PGA Golf Club.

“It means a lot to win,” Pfeifer said. “I know I have a target on my back because a lot of guys are looking to try and beat me. That doesn’t always make it easy.”

Bittner fought back with birdies at the 10th and 13th holes, but five bogeys on the back nine had him settling for another second-place finish.
“It’s always fun to be in the mix, to have that rush of adrenaline everyone who plays competitively wants to have,” Bittner said. “It was an emotional roller coaster, but congrats to Chad. He played solid. He kept his head down, and he earned it.”

One of Pfeifer’s skills is his unflappability during a round. He never gets too up or too down.
You would have never known, for instance, he didn’t make a birdie in his last 36 holes by his actions on the golf course.
“I’m sure some of that is through my military training,” Pfeifer said. “If I hit a bad shot, nobody is shooting at me.”
G1 Men’s
1.Pfeifer, Chad 217 2. Bontz, Kenny 234 3rd Sissom, Mark 235 4th Roach, Sam 236
Women’s
1. Koch, Kelsey
G2 Men’s
Bittner, Jeremy 219 2 Green, Ken 222 3 Lynn, Justin 232
G2 Women’s
Smith, Deborah 2Brush, Judi
G3 Men’s
Mathias, Evan 227 2 Bowen, Erik 232 3 Cutter, Ryan 246
G4 Men’s
Fourie, Alex 234 2 Dobreff, Xander 235 3 Biser, Vince 245
G4 Women’s
Valentine, Kellie 2nd Larson, Sarah
G5 Men’s
Villanueva, Eliseo 221 2 Walden, Rob 225 3 Leos, Isaac 233 4 Grove, Zach 248
G5 Women’s
Howard, Sophia
G6 Men’s
Canesi, Brandon 245 2 Brandenberger, Andreas 289
G7 Men’s
Ramin, Tracy 2 Smith, Jacoby
G8 Men’s
Bonifant, Jack 222 2 Carroll, Luke 223 3 Donarski, Robby 234
Women’s
Bish, Bailey
G9
Tubio, Mariano 246 2 Miller, Justin 264 3 Fryar, Billy 303
G10 Men’s
Walters, Dennis 241 2 Graff, Mac 259 3 Tipton, James 260
Women’s G10
Hayes, Annie
Men’s g12
Mathis, William
Men’s G14
Wilkening, Timothy 259 2 Crough, Ethan 286
Men’s G15
Conover, Kody 256 2 Urban, Nicholas 269 3 Duncan, Zachary 270
Women’s G15
Bockerstette, Amy
Seniors
Villanueva, Eliseo 221 2 Walden, Rob 225 3 Leos, Isaac 233 4 Sissom, Mark 235
5 Willoughby, George 237
Overall Women’s
Bish, Bailey 2 Koch, Kelsey 3 Hayes, Annie
Smith, Deborah 5 Valentine, Kellie 6 Bockerstette, Amy
7 Howard, Sophia 8 Brush, Judi 9 Larson, Sarah
Men’s Overall Black Tee
Pfeifer, Chad 2 Bittner, Jeremy 3 Villanueva, Eliseo 4 Green, Ken 5 Bonifant, Jack
6 Carroll, Luke 7 Walden, Rob 8 Mathias, Evan 9 Lynn, Justin 10 Bowen, Erik
Amy Bockerstette Nearly Makes Hole-in-One at 5th United States Disabled Open; Chad Pfeieffer, Eliseo Villanueva Tied for 1st Round Lead

Amy Bockerstette and her father Joe Bockerstette during the first round of the 2023 U.S. Disabled Open.

She responded by waving and blowing kisses to her playing partners.

Bailey Bish leads Kelsey Koch by four shots in the Women’s Overall Division. Bockerstette is 14 shots off the lead.

“I just love to play golf,” she said.


Former U.S. Ryder Cup Team Member Ken Green Competing in 5th U.S. Disabled Open at PGA Golf Club

Ken Green at the 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

“Golf is the hardest game on the planet when you’re healthy. Try to be a seated player. They don’t moan, they don’t groan. They have a different respect for life as hard as they are trying. They know there are worse things (than a high score).”



“You have to look at the bigger picture,” Green said. “Hopefully, with events like this, we can start making dents into the golf community to get more corporate involvement. This game means so much to people who have greater problems in their lives.”
A Little Help From Some PGA Member Friends Preparing Dennis Walters for United States Disabled Open

Dennis Walters. (Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)




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FIELD FOR THE 2023 OPEN
Dan Aldrich
Greg Alessi
Adam Benza
Chris Biggins
Vince Biser
Bailey Bish
Jeremy Bittner
Amy Bockerstette
Jack Bonifant
Kenny Bontz
Erik Bowen
Andreas Brandenberger
Ryan Brenden
Ben Brown
Carlos Brown
Judi Brush
Brandon Canesi
Luke Carroll
Larry Celano
Cody Conover
Ethan Crough
Ryan Cutter
Abigail Davis
Xander Dobreff
Robby Donarski
Zachary Duncan
Spencer Easthope
Kyle Erickson
Patrick Finan
Jesse Florkowski
Alex Fourie
Billy Fryar
Hernan Garcia
Derek Gemmet
Alexander Gibbs
Adolfo Gomez
Mac Graff
Ken Green
Zach Grove
Ann Hayes
Tim Healea
Kevin Holland
Greg Hollingsworth
Sophia Howard
Steve Husome
Brian Johnson
Benjamin Jones
Keegan Kilroy
Seth King
Kelsey Koch
Steve Kuketz
Sarah Larson
John LeMieux
Isaac Leos
Ryan Lukkari
Michael Madsen
Timothy Masters
Evan Mathias
William Mathis
Vic McClelland
Justin Miller
Kim Moore
Chad Pfeifer
Marcus Pierce
Tracy Ramin
Humberto Reyna
Samuel Roach
Mike Shadday
Steven Shipuleski
Douglas Shirakura
Mark Sissom
Deborah Smith
Jacoby Smith
Jonathan Snyder
Natasha Stasiuk
Joshua Stephenson
Shea Taylor
Stephen Terpak
James Tipton
Mariano Tubio
Nic Urban
Johan Uys
Kellie Valentine
Kevin Valentine
Eliseo Villanueva
Robert Walden
Dennis Walters
Timothy Wilkening
George Willoughby
Daniel Wiseman
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REGISTRATION REQUIRES PAYMENT IN FULL WITH REFUNDS COMING AFTER JANUARY 16TH IF NOT SELECTED.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 7th | Practice Round |
Opening Dinner — Mandatory (just offsite at Baron) | |
May 8th | Round One 8am tee times off of 1 and 10th |
May 9th | Round Two 8am tee times off of 1 and 10th |
May 10th | Final Round 8am tee times off of 1 and 10th |
Trophy Presentation (Lunch) immediately following play |
Host Hotel | Holiday Inn Express and Suites 1601 NW Courtyard Cir Port Saint Lucie Florida (Click on logo to book) |
Above Video, Skip to the 12 minute mark for the Open Coverage
2022 UNITED STATES DISABLED OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
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CONTACT:
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910-214-5983
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Click below for 2019 Results
2019 FULL FIELD RESULTS
Chris Biggins 2019 Champion

Jonathan Snyder 2019 Net Champion

Grace Braxton 2019 Ladies Champion

Judith Brush 2019 Net Ladies Champion

Mariano Tubio 2019 Seated Champion

Dennis Duchi 2019 Seated Net Champion

- TV CLIPS ON THE 2019 OPEN
- NEWS ARTICLES FROM THE 2019 OPEN
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- TV CLIPS ON THE 2019 OPEN
- TV CLIPS ON THE 2019 OPEN
- TV CLIPS ON THE 2019 OPEN
- Articles on the 2019 Open
- TV CLIPS ON THE 2019 OPEN



Press Releases
https://americangolfer.blogspot.com/2018/10/2nd-united-states-disabled-open-golf.html
https://thegolfwire.com/united-states-disabled-open-golf-championship/
POWHATAN COUNTY & RICHMOND REGION TOURISM ANNOUNCES
Powhatan County’s Independence Golf Club to Host 2019 U.S. Disabled Open Golf Championship at Independence Golf Club
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 5, 2018) – Independence Golf Club in Powhatan County will host the 2019 United States Disabled Open Golf Championship May 14-16. Organized by the United States Disabled Golf Association, the 36-hole tournament – open to any competitors who have physical and intellectual impairments – will include more than 60 of the top disabled golfers from across the country.
Local dignitaries and representatives from the United States Disabled Golf Association today joined partners from Richmond Region Tourism, 288 Sports and others to announce the upcoming national championship.
“Independence Golf Club is excited to partner with Richmond Region Tourism and 288 Sports to host to the 2019 United States Disabled Open Golf Championship,” said Giff Breed, president of Independence Golf Club. “We’re excited to welcome incredible golfers of all abilities. At Independence, we strive to be so much more than a golf club, and we look forward to showcasing the friendly grounds of the Club to all of the athletes, spectators and volunteers.”
“We are very excited USDGA has chosen Independence Golf Course,” said David Williams, who represents District 1 on the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors. “We have a world-class golf course here in Powhatan County, and we are always happy when people choose to come here.”
The Disabled Golf Association was founded by Jason Faircloth, a golfer with Cerebral Palsy who played in the Disabled British Open in 2011 and 2012. The organization hosted its inaugural tournament in Orlando, Florida in 2018.
The inclusive event is open to players with physical and intellectual impairments and golf handicap indexes not exceeding 30. The event will be flighted into three divisions, and awards will be given in each of the divisions (net and gross). Golfers with various impairments such as amputations, blindness, Cerebral Palsy, MS and more will compete.
“We are confident that the 2019 United States Disabled Open Golf Championship at Independence Golf Club will set a new standard for the USDGA,” Faircloth said. “Independence Golf Club will be a challenging and exciting course for the nation’s top adaptive golfers.”
J.C. Poma, sports development manager for Richmond Region Tourism, added: “The Richmond Region serves as a host destination for all types of sporting events showcasing the talents of athletes with all abilities. The 2019 United States Disabled Open Golf Championship further shows that the Richmond Region truly is a sports community for all.”
The tournament will be free and open to the public. Organizers currently are seeking volunteers and sponsors to support the event. For more information, visit http://www.usdga.net/.


2018 Highlights
Ryan Brendan of Nebraska was the overall Champion of the 2018 Open,
Beating out Gary Hooks of Florida in a Sudden Death Playoff.
Gary Hooks walk away with the overall Net Championship.
Bob Harada took home the Runner-up Trophy in the Net Division.



For player support staff and information contact
- Jason Faircloth (Founder): 910.214.5983 or info@usdga.net
- John Bell (Co-Tournament Director) 419-304-2048 or onelegbell@gmail.com
- Stu Macdonald (Chair)
- David Simmons
United States Disabled Open Entry Form