Tucson's Bailey Bish finishes T2 for 2nd straight year at U.S. Adaptive Open

Bish shot a final-round 79 Wednesday to finish at 18 over par in the women’s overall event at Woodmont Country Club’s South Course in Rockville, Maryland.

Bish, who won the event in 2024, tied Sunyoung Kim of Korea for second place. They finished six strokes behind Kim Moore of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who repeated as the women’s champion. Moore and Bish were the only women to shoot under 80 in all three rounds.

“It was rough out there,” Bish said after the round. “I started out, hole one, with two shanks. Just off to the right. Rough way to start.

“Second hole, I hit a drive (into) the right rough, which was tough; managed to save a par there.

“And then from there I just kind of got in my groove and kept playing my game. Didn't think about the past anymore and one shot at a time worked my way in.”

Former University of Arizona golfer Amanda Cunha finished in fifth place at 24 over par following a final-round 77, the second-best score of the day behind Moore’s 76. Cunha won the female Vision Impairment category for the fifth year in a row.

“It feels good,” Cunha said. “I'm always so happy to be out here, especially at Woodmont where we have a really great facility. They just treat us so well.”

Another UA product, Sophia Howard, tied for ninth place in the women’s overall event and finished first in the female Upper Limb Impairment category.

The UA’s Tyler Cashman finished in third place in the male Vision Impairment category.

Kipp Popert of England won the men’s overall title for the fourth straight year. Moore’s overall championship was her third.