In 2022, The USGA established the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that showcased the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The Third Championship will be conducted at Sand Creek Station on July 8-10, 2024.

The U.S. Adaptive Open Championship serves as the association’s 15th national championship, joining such iconic events as the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur. Champions of this event will see their names recorded in the annals of golf history alongside many of the game’s storied figures.

The announcement of the championship followed through on a 2017 pledge by the USGA to establish this championship for the adaptive golf community.

“Since 1895, our championships have provided the world’s best players with an opportunity to showcase their skills on a global stage, compete for a national championship and achieve their dreams,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA senior managing director, Championships. “After years of planning and delays caused by the global pandemic, we are proud to bring that same opportunity to the adaptive golf community through this championship."

The 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open will be contested over 54 holes of stroke play at Sand Creek Station. It is open to males and females, professionals and amateurs, with either physical impairment, sensory impairment (vision), or intellectual impairment, who have a WR4GD Pass as well as an authorized World Handicap System (WHS) Handicap Index®.

The field will consist of 96 players. Further eligibility requirements, field composition and other competitive format details of the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship will be announced at a later date. The application process is expected to open in February.