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2024 USDGA Championship Starts Monday at PGA Golf Club in Florida
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF QUALIFICATIONS
Registration
By registering for the 2024 USDGA Championship, you acknowledge and agree with all of the terms and conditions set forth by the USDGA in this document.
Registration is not a guarantee that you made the field. Registration will begin December 1st.
Registration will end on January 17th.
The final field of 90 players will be announced January 31st.
When player is selected your card on file will be charged.
WR4GD PASS REQUIRED
You must have a WR4GD Pass before you can register. Any registrations with the access pass will not be accepted.
WR4GD pass can be obtained through EDGA. ( EDGAgolf.com )
WR4GD Impairments
There will be NO self-classifying for the 2024 Championship.
(If you do not meet the criteria for such sport class you will be competing overall only)
Failure to provide correct information may result in your registration not being accepted.
Refunds
Full refunds (minus a $30 Processing + Transaction Fee) will be granted up until February 19th.
February 20th– March 15th Full refunds (minus a $70 Processing + Transaction Fee) will be granted.
March 15th until event, No Refunds will be made.
Sunday April 21st On-Site Registration, Practice Round, and Dinner following
Monday April 22nd First Round
Tuesday April 23nd Second Round
Wednesday April 24th Final Round followed with lunch and trophy presentation
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Field List
Jamie Allen
Carter Arey
Andrew Austen
Chris Biggins
Vince Biser
Bailey Bish
Jeremy Bittner
Amy Bockerstette
Jack Bonifant
Kenny Bontz
Erik Bowen
Albert Bowker
Andreas Brandenberger
CHAD CARSWELL
Brandon Canesi
Luke Carroll
Scott Caveney
Larry Celano
Wellman Conover
Rick Crout
Amanda Cunha
Kevin Delaney
Justin Delp
Xander Dobreff
Robby Donarski
Zachary Duncan
Conor Ennis
Alex Fourie
Hernan Garcia
Alan Gentry
Alexander Gibbs
Adolfo Gomez
Mac Graff
Ken Green
Jason Hasty
Tim Herman
Kevin Holland
Greg Hooper
Sophia Howard
Steve Husome
Ryanne Jackson
Kelsey Koch
Sarah Larson
John LeMieux
Richard Lewis
Ryan Lukkari
Michael Madsen
Evan Mathias
William Mathis
Justin Miller
Joseph Moore
John Mullins
Felipe Obando
Rick Oldach
Willy Ray Pease
Chad Pfeifer
Marcus Pierce
Michael Pisaric
Joshua Poirier
Tracy Ramin
Orlando Ramirez
Humberto Reyna
Stacey Rice
Samuel Roach
Jason Sfire
Mike Shadday
Albee Shanefelter
Steven Shipuleski
Mark Sissom
Jonathan Snyder
Jared Stancil
Natasha Stasiuk
Joshua Stephenson
Shea Taylor
Stephen Terpak
Jacy Todd
Max Togisala
Gonzalo Matias Tolivia
Mariano Tubio
Rueben Valdez
Kellie Valentine
Kevin Valentine
Eli Villanueva
Cathy Walch
Robert Walden
Dennis Walters
Eric Weichselbaumer
George Willoughby
Daniel Wiseman
Jarrad Young
David deGaravilla
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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Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
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
Above Video, Skip to the 12 minute mark for the Open Coverage
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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
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- Articles on the 2019 Open
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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