The USGA today announced exemptions resulting from the inaugural championship and a new entry requirement for the 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, to be contested July 17-19 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 6 in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

Entries for the competition will open on Feb. 27 at champs.usga.org; all exempt players as detailed below for the 54-hole championship must complete the application process by the close of entries.

All entrants must have a Handicap Index® of 36.4 or less and have a WR4GD Pass (World Ranking for Golfers with Disability).  In addition, by the close of entries, players must have posted the equivalent of eight new 18-hole scores since May 4, 2022 (this will not apply to exempt players).

The USGA is announcing the following exemption categories for the 2023 U.S. Adaptive Open, based on the Inaugural Championship:

• Male and Female overall winners of the 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open Championship (this is a five-year exemption).
  
  
• From the 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, the five lowest overall female and male scorers, plus ties.
  
  
• From the 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, the lowest female scorer and lowest male scorer from each Impairment Category, plus ties.