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Pfeifer, Jackson, Green Secure Victories
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Editors: For final results, click here. For photos, click here. By CRAIG DOLCH Special to the USDGA PORT ST. LUCIE (April 24, 2024) – It came down to the wire – repeatedly – in the sixth USDGA Championship on Wednesday at PGA Golf Club. Chad Pfeifer and Ryanne Jackson each made short putts on the 18th hole Wednesday to win their divisions by a shot, Pfeifer winning the men’s title for the third time and Jackson claiming her first women’s title. Ken Green and Eli Villanueva had to go to a playoff to decide the Senior title, with Green prevailing in two extra holes. Yes, the USDGA Championship was really good until the last putt dropped. Pfeifer defended his title and won for the third time in the last four years. The 45-year-old Idaho resident led the 54-hole tournament for only two holes – but they were the last two holes. Pfeifer birdied the par-5 17th to grab the lead and then parred the 18th for a 1-under 70 to win by a shot over Albert Bowker at 4-over 217. “I knew the birdie at 17 was huge, but I didn’t know how important it was until I looked at the leaderboard on the 18th tee,” said Pfeifer, who lost part of his left leg while serving in the Army in Iraq in 2007. “I hit a good drive at 17, and that allowed me to play aggressively.” Pfeifer reached the par-5 in two shots and two-putted from 40 feet for the birdie. He hit an errant drive at the 18th, but made a nice recovery from the trees with a 7-iron from 167 yards to the edge of the green. He lagged to 4 feet and made the winning putt. “That last putt was a little longer than I wanted, and it broke left-to-right, so it wasn’t an easy one,” Pfeifer said. “But I was able to make it. “It always feels great to win any tournament, much less this one. This is a major in adaptive golf. Jason Faircloth and John Bell and the USDGA do a great job of running this championship.” Bowker didn’t leave with a trophy, but he felt like a winner after shooting a 1-over 72 to finish one back at 5-over 218. After a difficult start – he was 3-over after 3 holes – Bowker made three birdies in the eight holes and was 2-under the rest of the round. It was his best finish in adaptive golf (he was third in the Short Stature division in last year’s U.S. Adaptive Open). “I was a little nervous playing in the final group for the first time,” said Bowker, from Santa Barbara, Calif. “But once the nerves went away, I was in my own environment. I started playing some solid golf; to shoot 73-73-72 is absolutely unreal.” Chris Biggins, the 36-hole leader, shot 76 and was third at 7-over 220. Green (76), a five-time PGA Tour winner, tied for fourth with Villanueva (70). Jackson started the day one shot behind defending champion Bailey Bish, but fired a 2-over 73 to finish a stroke ahead of Bish (75). Jackson rebounded from a double bogey at the par-3 12th to birdie the 13th. They were tied until Bish bogeyed the par-3 16th. “I finally made some putts today,” said Jackson, who has muscular dystrophy. “It all came down to putting. Bailey missed a couple putts she usually makes.” The victory enabled the Seminole, Fla., native to hold the top two trophies in women’s adaptive golf. Jackson won last year’s U.S. Adaptive Open, which is run by the USGA. “It means a lot to me,” said Jackson, whose caddie was former college teammate Emily Valentine, a program director at the First Tee Florida Gold Coast. “It definitely motivates me to go out and start practicing to get ready for July.” Bish said before the round she wasn’t worried about winning; she just wanted to focus on every shot. “I’m happy with the way I played,” Bish said. “It was a great week.” Green appeared to have the Senior Division title wrapped up – until the West Palm Beach resident made a triple bogey on the final hole to force the playoff with Villanueva. Green looked to be the winner on the first playoff hole until Villanueva made a 50-foot par putt. Green won with a par on the second hole. “A win is a win. It still feels good,” said Green, whose last victory on the PGA Tour came in 1989. “I wasn’t thinking about the triple during the playoff; I wanted revenge on that hole. I know I’m never going to be the player I once was, but I never gave up.”
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All division champions:
Men’s G1 (impairment affecting one leg): Pfeifer. 217, Bontz 232
Men’s G2 (impairment in lower leg, less impactful than G1: Green 234, Bittner 236
Men’s G3 (impairment in both legs): Evan Mathias 244, Justin Delp 247
Men’s G4 (impairment affecting one arm): Vince Biser 239, Dobreff 242
Men’s G5 (impairment affecting one arm in use of the swing): Villanueva. Walden 225
Men’s G6 (impairment in both arms): Andreas Brandenberger. 306
Men’s G8 (neurological impairments): Chris Biggins 220, Donarski 230
Men’s G9 (seated golfers): Mariano Tubio 244
Men’s G10 (near to normal trunk control): Larry Celano. 244
Men’s G12 (higher visual acuity): Orlando Ramirez 298, Matthis, 340
Men’s G13 (severe visual impairment): Willy Ray Pease 263, Hooper 300
Men’s G14 (short stature): Bowker 218
Men’s G15 (intellectual disabilities): Wellman Conover, Joshua Stephenson 255
Women’s G1 (impairment affecting one leg): Kelsey Koch 279. Stacy Rice
Women’s G2 (impairment in lower leg, less impactful than G1: Jamie Allen 301
Women’s G4 (impairment affecting one arm): Kellie Valentine 309, Sarah Lawson
Women’s G5 (impairment affecting one arm in use of the swing): Sophia Howard. 268, Cathy Walch
Women’s G8 (neurological impairments): Ryanne Jackson. 235 Bailey Bish 235
Women’s G12 (higher visual acuity): Amanda Cunha.
Women’s G15 (intellectual disabilities): Natasha Stasiuk 235, Amy Bockerstette \
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“All the ball knows is what you and the club tell it. It has no idea what your swing looks like or what your disability is.”
Chris Biggins, Bailey Bish Lead After Second Round of the 2024 USDGA Championship
Bailey Bish at the 2024 USDGA Championship.
Winning last year’s tournament helped me realize I am a good golfer and I do belong here against good players. But I’m not thinking about winning. I’m focused on playing one shot at a time. I’ll do my best every shot, we’ll see what the outcome is.
Chris Biggins, Bailey Bish second-round leaders at the 2024 USDGA Championship
PORT ST. LUCIE — Winning the 2019 USDGA Championship opened a lot of doors for Chris Biggins, qualifying him for several adaptive golf tournaments around the world.
He’s knocking on the door again after shooting a 2-over 73 Tuesday to take a two-shot lead in the men’s overall division entering the final round of the sixth USDGA Championship at PGA Golf Club.
“This event always holds a special place in my heart,” said Biggins, who is ranked as the No. 3 adaptive golfer in the world. “I’m sure it’s going to be a battle that will go down to the final hole.”
Bailey Bish of Tucson has a chance to defend her women’s overall title after a 78 provided her with a one-shot lead over reigning U.S. Adaptive Open champion Ryanne Jackson of Seminole.
Biggins is at 2-over 144 after two trips around the Ryder Course and leads by two over Albert Bowker (73) and by three over five-time PGA Tour winner Ken Green (73) of West Palm Beach and defending champion Chad Pfeifer (74).
Biggins, the director of Player Development at the Country Club of Birmingham, has made only four bogeys (with two birdies) in the first 36 holes. His rounds have been quite contrasting.
“I hit the ball much better in the first round, but didn’t make any putts,” said Biggins, who has cerebral palsy. “Today the wind was up, and my short game saved me. I wish I could combine those two.”
Bowker’s best finish was T21 at last year’s U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst, third among the Short Stature participants. Playing in his first USGDA Championship, Bowker was even through 15 holes before two late bogeys left him two behind.
“I’m really stoked about the opportunity,” said Bowker, a 31-year-old from Santa Barbara, Calif. “I’m trying to focus on my swing and stay mentally locked in. I’m just staying in my own zone and not let anything get in my head.”
It has been 35 years since Green won the last of his five PGA Tour titles. He said before the tournament how much he’d like to experience the joy of winning one more time. If he’s going to win, he’ll need more than the one birdie he’s made in each of the first two rounds.
“One leg, one birdie … I guess that’s my role,” said Green, who lost part of his right leg in a 2009 RV accident. “I’ve got to make more birdies. You can’t catch anybody making pars, especially on the last day.”
Green still has a chance to lift a trophy – he has a five-shot lead over Robert Walden (73-152) in the Senior division.
“That would be good,” the 65-year-old Green said of winning the senior title. “I’m old, whether I’d like to believe it or not. It’s hard to complete against these, I hate to call them kids, but they’re 30 and 40 (yards) past me. A win is still important.”
Pfeifer played the par-5s in three-under, but made six bogeys as he struggled on the Ryder Course greens. Case in point: He hit it to 7 feet at the 18th hole and three-putted for bogey.
“I didn’t play bad, but didn’t play great,” said Pfeifer, who lost part of his left leg while serving in Iraq. “I got careless with the putter.”
Bish uses crutches to go from her cart to hit shots
Bish started the day two shots behind Jackson, but shot a 38 on her back nine to take the one-shot lead. Bish suffers from dystonia, a muscle disease, and uses crutches to go from her cart to hit shots. When asked by a volunteer how she had played, Bish provided some perspective about this event.
“No falls today,” said Bish, who wasn’t kidding. She fell three times during the first round.
Four years ago, Bish couldn’t play nine holes because of her condition. Little wonder she ranks last year’s victory as one of her top achievements.
“Winning last year’s tournament really helped me realize I am a good golfer and I do belong on the golf course against good players,” Bish said. “But I’m not thinking about winning. I’m focused on playing one shot at a time. If I do the best on every shot, we’ll see what the outcome is.”
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Jackson also struggled on the greens Tuesday. She said she hasn’t made a putt longer than 5 feet in the first two rounds.
“It gets a bit frustrating at times,” Jackson said. “I haven’t played a round in seven months, but winning last year’s Adaptive Open gave me a lot of confidence. I definitely have to putt better.”
Jupiter resident Dennis Walters, a World Golf Hall of Famer, withdrew during the second round with an illness.
Dennis Walters tied for second after first round of USDGA Championship Seated Division
PORT ST. LUCIE — Few people on this planet have hit more golf shots than Jupiter resident Dennis Walters, certainly not from a wheelchair.
Walters estimates he has hit more than 7 million shots during the last 47 years since he became paralyzed after a golf cart accident. More than 99 percent of those swings came during trick-shot shows that Walters started doing after his dream of becoming a professional golfer were shattered.
On Monday, it was time to deal with the other 1 percent – playing tournament golf. The World Golf Hall of Famer shot a 12-over 83 during the first round of the USDGA Championship at PGA Golf Club, and he tried to keep it in perspective.
“I’m 74 and I’ve been sitting in a wheelchair for 50 years, and I shot 83,” Walters said. “There’s a lot of dead people who would love to be in my shoes and shoot 83.
“I’m not complaining about a darn thing.”
Of course, Walters wishes his score would have been lower. So does every other golfer.
But the 83 he shot on the Ryder Course was good enough to leave him tied for second, two shots behind Justin Miller in the Seated Division. Walters is the defending champion here and won the Seated Division title in the inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open in 2022.
“I really did hit some good shots, but not with the scoring shots,” Walters said. “I almost holed a bunker shot, but I missed a 1-foot putt. I didn’t drive it as good, and that’s usually the best part of my game.”
So what does Walters do after the six-hour round? He heads to the putting green to work on his short game.
“He played bad today, and he’s out here grinding like Bernhard Langer would be,” said Russ Holden, who used to caddie for Langer and serves as Walters’ assistant on the course. “His drive never stops. And what’s amazing is he hasn’t played ‘regular golf’ in 47 years. He epitomizes what a World Golf Hall of Famer should be.”
Each of the 90 players competing in the USGDA Championship have overcome plenty to tee it up this week at PGA Golf Club. Watching golfers swing with one arm, one leg, in a wheelchair or with neurological issues is a sight to behold.
Even if most wish they were elsewhere.
“This is one golf tournament you don’t want to be eligible for,” Walters said. “But if you are, and you’re here, that’s a heckuva thing.”
Walters said people thought he was crazy when he started doing his trick-shot shows across the country. He did more than 150 a year in his prime, and he will do more than 50 this year.
He never expected to someday be playing in competition against other disabled golfers. The USDGA, run by the U.S. Disabled Golf Association and Presented by the PGA of America, is in its sixth year; the USGA-run U.S. Disabled Open will hold its third event this summer.
“I’m so grateful for the PGA of America and the U.S. Disabled Golf Association for giving us this opportunity,” Walters said. “It’s not so much for me than for the younger ones. It’s great they have it and there’s an avenue open for competitive golf.”
Chris Biggins leads men’s overall division after even-par 71
Chris Biggins of Birmingham, Ala., leads the men’s overall division after shooting an even-par 71 to give him a two-shot advantage over defending champion Chad Pfeifer, 2022 champion Eli Villanueva and Albert Bowker. Five-time PGA Tour champion Ken Green (74) of West Palm Beach is tied for fifth with Kenny Bontz.
“I have to be more aggressive with my irons,” said Green, who had four bogeys and one birdie. “It’s hard to make birdies when you’re not hitting your irons close.”
Reigning U.S. Adaptive Open champion Ryanne Jackson of Seminole (80) leads the women’s division by a shot over Natasha Stasiuk. Defending champion Bailey Bish is tied for third with Amanda Cunha.
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Villanueva is tied for the Senior Division lead with George Willoughby (73) of Danville, Va. The 54-hole event runs through Wednesday.
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All division champions:
Men’s G1 (impairment affecting one leg): Pfeifer. 217, Bontz 232
Men’s G2 (impairment in lower leg, less impactful than G1: Green 234, Bittner 236
Men’s G3 (impairment in both legs): Evan Mathias 244, Justin Delp 247
Men’s G4 (impairment affecting one arm): Vince Biser 239, Dobreff 242
Men’s G5 (impairment affecting one arm in use of the swing): Villanueva. Walden 225
Men’s G6 (impairment in both arms): Andreas Brandenberger. 306
Men’s G8 (neurological impairments): Chris Biggins 220, Donarski 230
Men’s G9 (seated golfers): Mariano Tubio 244
Men’s G10 (near to normal trunk control): Larry Celano. 244
Men’s G12 (higher visual acuity): Orlando Ramirez 298, Matthis, 340
Men’s G13 (severe visual impairment): Willy Ray Pease 263, Hooper 300
Men’s G14 (short stature): Bowker 218
Men’s G15 (intellectual disabilities): Wellman Conover, Joshua Stephenson 255
Women’s G1 (impairment affecting one leg): Kelsey Koch 279. Stacy Rice
Women’s G2 (impairment in lower leg, less impactful than G1: Jamie Allen 301
Women’s G4 (impairment affecting one arm): Kellie Valentine 309, Sarah Lawson
Women’s G5 (impairment affecting one arm in use of the swing): Sophia Howard. 268, Cathy Walch
Women’s G8 (neurological impairments): Ryanne Jackson. 235 Bailey Bish 235
Women’s G12 (higher visual acuity): Amanda Cunha.
Women’s G15 (intellectual disabilities): Natasha Stasiuk 235, Amy Bockerstette \
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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
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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
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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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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
