I wanted to make sure I did a post about the US Adaptive Open, the first USGA event of its type which was held this week at Pinehurst #6 here in North Carolina.
Here are the overall winners, Kim Moore (female) and Simon Lee (male).
HISTORY MADE!
— USGA (@USGA) July 20, 2022
Kim Moore and Simon Lee are the inaugural #USAdaptiveOpen champions! pic.twitter.com/RRCznIKg8s
And here's the list of all the winners in all the different categories:
| CATEGORY | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| ARM IMPAIRMENT | Conor Stone (IRE) | Cathy Walch (USA) |
| INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT | Felix Norrman (SWE) | Grace Anne Braxton (USA) |
| LEG IMPAIRMENT | Chad Pfeifer (USA) | Kim Moore (USA) |
| MULTIPLE LIMB AMPUTEE | Jordan Thomas (USA) | Cindy Lawrence (USA) |
| NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT | Kipp Popert (ENG) | Ryanne Jackson (USA) |
| SEATED PLAYERS | Dennis Walters (USA) | Annie Hayes (USA) |
| SHORT STATURE | Kurtis Barkley (CAN) | Not contested |
| VISION IMPAIRMENT | Kiefer Jones (CAN) | Amanda Cunha (USA) |
Golf Channel's summary of the event is at this link, if you want more information.
The USGA hopes this will help golf gain a place in the Paralympics, and it will be great if it does, but I just think it's cool that these players will finally be recognized in the USGA's Hall of Champions going forward. If we're going to say, "let's make golf inclusive," then we need to just go ahead and do it! If the rest of the world catches up to us, great.
If not, then let's blaze our own path.
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