Our 2022 Championships came to a successful end on Thursday April 14 at the El Conquistador Golf Club in sunny Tucson. Hats off to our 2022 Men’s Champion, Robert Walden and our 2022 Woman’s Champion, Amanda Cunha! Although we had some challenging winds in the first round, the famous Tucson weather held true with sunny calm days for the balance of the tournament. We had quite a few first time classification winners this year and everyone had a great time.
Here are the final results:
| Award | Name | Score |
| Mens Grand Champion | Rob Walden | 224 |
| Women’s Grand Champion | Amanda Cunha | 264 |
| G1 Champion | Chad Pfeifer | 227 |
| G1 Runner-up | Mike Madsen | 249 |
| G2-3 Champion | Brad McDonald | 256 |
| G2-3 Runner-up | Eric Bowen | 256 |
| G4 Champion | Steve Shipuleski | 247 |
| G4 Runner- up | Patrick Finan | 258 |
| G5-7 Champion | Bob McDermott | 267 |
| G8 -G15 Champion | Kody Conover | 270 |
| G8 – G15 Runner-up | Kevin Holland | 277 |
| G9-10 Champion | Larry Celano | 265 |
| G9-10 Runner-up | Mariano Tubio | 268 |
| G11-13 Champion | Christopher Schmidt | 309 |
| G11-12 Runner-up | William Mathis | 360 |
| 9Hole Champion | Bailey Bish | 90 |
| 9 hole Runner-up | Anne Fuhrman | 128 |
| Mens inspirational | Danny Acosta | |
| Women’s Inspirational | Norma Trujillo | |
| Deborah Smith | ||
| Sarah Larson Bailey Bish |
New this year are the Inspirational awards which were given to those individuals who represent what’s best about Adaptive Golf as well as making a difference in the game. This year’s Men’s winner was Danny Acosta, who has achieved his lifelong goal of becoming a PGA professional/teacher. The Women’s winner was shared by Norma Trujillo, Deborah Smith, Sarah Larson, and Bailey Bish. These exemplary ladies are the faces of this year’s TIU4ALL theme, “Women of Substance in Adaptive Golf“. Our hats are off to all of you for what you’ve accomplished this year.
We need to thank our golf hosts, El Conquistador Golf & Tennis/Town of Oro Valley and our long time catering partners, Firetruck Brewery for their great support and hosting the events for the week. A special shoutout to our most ardent supporter, Jim Click, for your support of these superb adaptive athletes.
Finally, we’re already starting the planning for the 2023 Paragolf Championships which will take place April 17-20, 2023. We are in the process of negotiating a three year deal with a new golf facility that is going to be spectacular! We’re hoping to make an announcement on this within the next couple of weeks.
A million thanks to all of you who were able to attend this year and we ardently hope that you all can attend next year’s event as all. Fairways and Greens!!
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