CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CANADIAN ADAPTIVE GOLFERS ON A GREAT SUCCESSFUL.SHOWING
2025 USGA ADAPTIVE GOLF OPEN at Rockville, Maryland is now in the record books. Kipp Popert, from England won the U.S. Adaptive Open for a third straight year, becoming just the fourth male player in history to win the same USGA championship three times in a row.
The 27-year-old from England joins Tiger Woods, who remains the only person to accomplish the feat in two different championships – the 1991-93 U.S. Junior Amateur and 1994-96 U.S. Amateur. Carl Kauffmann (1927-29 U.S. Amateur Public Links) and Willie Anderson (1903-05 U.S. Open) are the others who have won the same championship three consecutive years.
“It’s definitely been on my mind,” said Popert, who has cerebral palsy that affects his lower extremities, about the chance to make history with a three-peat. “When I had surgery this year and my foot wasn’t getting better, I wasn’t looking forward to the thought of not being able to try. To come here and play the way I did, I’m really pleased.
Joining Popert in the winner’s circle is Kim Moore, another familiar face in the history of this championship. Moore, 44, of Battle Creek, Mich., started the day three strokes out of the lead but played a steady, solid round to overtake Cassie Sengul and become the first two-time female champion of the U.S. Adaptive Open. She won the inaugural title in 2022 at Pinehurst No. 6.
“It feels just as good as the first time,” said a beaming Moore, who was born without a right foot and a slight case of spina bifida. “This was definitely something I was looking forward to and hoping to
accomplish, and it’s just nice to be able to be on top again.”