The second U.S. Adaptive Open kicks off next week from Pinehurst No. 6. The course was designed by George and Tom Fazio and opened in 1979.
Redesigns and restorations were done by Tom Fazio in 2005 to carve new bunkers, soften angles and seed faster greens. The nines will be reversed for championship play.
PAR AND YARDAGE
Pinehurst No. 6 will be set up to five separate yardages, to coincide with impairment categories.
Approximate Yardage, Color, Men’s Categories, Women’s Categories
6,460, Blue
Arm Impairment (1), Intellectual Impairment, Leg Impairment, Multiple Limb Amputee (1), Neurological Impairment (1), Short Stature (1)
6,005, White
Arm Impairment (2), Multiple Limb Amputee (2), Neurological Impairment (2) Vision Impairment, Short Stature (2)
4,889, Red
Seated Players, Arm Impairment (1), Intellectual Impairment, Leg Impairment, Neurological Impairment (1)
4,440, Purple
Arm Impairment (2), Multiple Limb Amputee, Neurological Impairment (2), Vision Impairment
3,862, Yellow
Seated Players
WHO CAN ENTER
The championship is open to any professional or amateur golfer with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 36.4 who has an eligible impairment confirmed by a WR4GD Pass. Entries closed on May 3. The USGA accepted 285 entries for the second playing of this championship.
FIELD COMPOSITION
A player’s individual Handicap Index was the primary factor for determining the field. Committee selections were used to assure field balance and representation from key demographics.
The field includes 96 players, with spots reserved for at least five male players and two female players per impairment category. Impairment categories are:
Arm Impairment
Leg Impairment
Multiple Limb Amputee
Vision Impairment
Intellectual Impairment
Neurological Impairment
Seated Players
Short Stature
EXEMPTIONS
A total of 18 players are fully exempt into the 2023 U.S. Adaptive Open based on performances in last year’s inaugural championship:
Kim Moore (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open women’s overall champion)
Simon Lee (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open men’s overall champion)
Ryanne Jackson (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall female scores)
Mandi Sedlak (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall female scores)
Grace Anne Braxton (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall female scores)
Natasha Stasiuk (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall female scores)
Chad Pfeifer (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall male scores)
Kipp Popert (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, five lowest overall male scores)
Cathy Walch (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Cindy Lawrence (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Annie Hayes (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Amanda Cunha (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Conor Stone (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Dennis Walters (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Kurtis Barkley (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
Kiefer Jones (2022 U.S. Adaptive Open, Impairment Category winner)
ABOUT THE U.S. ADAPTIVE OPEN
Now in its second edition, this national championship showcases the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The U.S. Adaptive Open Championship serves as the USGA’s 15th national championship, showcasing and celebrating the adaptive golf community by providing them the stage to achieve their dreams and compete for a national championship.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled each day from July 10 (Monday) through July 12 (Wednesday).
COVERAGE
Golf Channel will expand coverage of the 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open at Pinehurst No. 6 to include live reports from Andy Stevenson, near real-time highlight packages, player features produced by Golf Channel Films, and player interviews during Golf Today (1 to 3 p.m. EDT) and Golf Central (5 to 6 p.m. EDT) on Golf Channel from July 10-12. The final 30 minutes of Wednesday’s Golf Central will be dedicated to covering the U.S. Adaptive Open with live coverage of the trophy ceremony.
In addition, the USGA will have in-depth coverage on usga.org that will include live scoring, video highlights, course information, written features, photos and video features, as well as daily highlight packages on its YouTube channel.
WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES
Both a male and female overall champion will be crowned.
Gold medal and custody of the U.S. Open Adaptive Open Trophy for one year
Exemption into future U.S. Adaptive Opens (5 years for overall champion, one year for each impairment category winner)
Name inscribed on a plaque recognizing all 2023 USGA champions that will reside in the Hall of Champions at the USGA Golf Museum
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINEHURST
1962 U.S. Amateur: Labron E. Harris Jr. def. Downing Gray, 1 up
1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Vicki Goetze def. Brandie Burton, 4 and 3
1994 U.S. Senior Open: Simon Hobday by one stroke over Jim Albus and Graham Marsh, 274-275
1999 U.S. Open: Payne Stewart by one stroke over Phil Mickelson, 279-280
2005 U.S. Open: Michael Campbell by two strokes over Tiger Woods, 280-282
2008 U.S. Amateur: Danny Lee def. Drew Kittleson, 5 and 4
2014 U.S. Open: Martin Kaymer by eight strokes over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton, 271-279
2014 U.S. Women’s Open: Michelle Wie by two strokes over Stacy Lewis, 278-280
2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: Frankie Capan/Shuai Ming Wong def. Kyle Hudelson/Clark Collier, 2 and 1
2019 U.S. Amateur: Andy Ogletree def. John Augenstein, 2 and 1
2022 U.S. Adaptive Open: Simon Lee def. Felix Norrman in a playoff, 213-3-4, 213-4-4; Kim Moore won by eight strokes over Ryanne Jackson, 232-240
OTHER EVENTS AT PINEHURST NO. 6
2018-2019 LPGA Q-Series Stage 3
2020 Colonial Athletic Conference Championship
2021 American Athletic Conference Championship
North and South Junior Girls Championship
US Kids World Championship
MOST USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY A CLUB (inclusive of 2023)
19 - Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa.
17 - Oakmont (Pa.) C.C.
17 - The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.
16 - Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, N.J.
14 - Pebble Beach (Calif.) G.L.
13 - Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.
12 - Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.
12 - Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
11 - The Olympic Club, San Francisco, Calif.
11 - Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Township, Mich.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA
This will be the 37th USGA championship contested in North Carolina.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NORTH CAROLINA
1947 U.S. Women’s Open: Starmount Forest Country Club (Betty Jameson)
1955 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Myers Park Country Club (Patricia Lesser)
1962 U.S. Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Labron E. Harris Jr.)
1972 U.S. Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Marvin “Vinny” Giles)
1980 U.S. Amateur: Country Club of North Carolina (Hal Sutton)
1986 U.S. Amateur Public Links: Tanglewood Park (Billy Mayfair)
1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Vicki Goetze)
1989 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Brandie Burton)
1991 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Phyllis Preuss)
1994 U.S. Senior Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Simon Hobday)
1996 U.S. Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Annika Sorenstam)
1999 U.S. Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Payne Stewart)
1999 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Biltmore Forest Country Club (Dorothy Delasin)
2000 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links: Legacy Golf Links (Catherine Cartwright)
2000 U.S. Senior Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Bill Shean Jr.)
2001 U.S. Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Karrie Webb)
2002 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club (Carol Semple Thompson)
2005 U.S. Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Michael Campbell)
2006 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Carmel Country Club (Jenny Shin)
2007 U.S. Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Cristie Kerr)
2008 U.S. Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Danny Lee)
2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links: Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center (Lion Kim)
2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior: Country Club of North Carolina (Doris Chen)
2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Danielle Kang)
2013 U.S. Senior Amateur: Wade Hampton Golf Club (Doug Hanzel)
2013 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: Biltmore Forest Country Club (Julia Potter)
2014 U.S. Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Martin Kaymer)
2014 U.S. Women’s Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Michelle Wie)
2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2 (Frankie Capan/Shuai Ming Wong)
2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur: Charlotte Country Club (Kevin O’Connell)
2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Helen Alfredsson)
2019 U.S. Amateur: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course Nos. 2 and 4 (Andy Ogletree)
2019 U.S. Senior Amateur: Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham (Bob Royak)
2021 U.S. Junior Amateur: Country Club of North Carolina, Village of Pinehurst (Nicholas Dunlap)
2022 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica: Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines (Minjee Lee)
2022 U.S. Adaptive Open: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 6 (Simon Lee & Kim Moore)
FUTURE U.S. ADAPTIVE OPEN SITES
July 8-10, 2024: Sand Creek Station (Newton, Kan.)
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