Sunriver Resort will serve as the host site for four USGA championships, beginning with the 2027 and 2028 U.S. Adaptive Opens, the USGA announced this week.

The 2031 U.S. Mid-Amateur and 2036 U.S. Junior Amateur will also be staged at the Central Oregon facility.

“This not only represents a fantastic opportunity for Sunriver Resort to prove once again that it is a venue worthy of golf’s best players, but it also cements Central Oregon’s status as one of the country’s premier golf destinations,” said Scott Larson, President/CEO of Visit Central Oregon. “These championships will further elevate Central Oregon’s golf brand, helping attract more golfers and future events to our region. And that is good for our entire golf community.”

The U.S. Adaptive Open is open to both male and female professional and amateur golfers with a Handicap Index of 36.4 or less and an eligible impairment confirmed by a WR4GD Pass. The championship is contested over 54 holes of stroke play. Multiple sets of tees are utilized, and carts are permitted for all players and caddies.

“We are excited to return to Sunriver Resort and announce the next chapter for the U.S. Adaptive Open,” said Mark Hill, USGA managing director for championships. “As we head into the fourth iteration this summer, we’re excited to build on the legacy this event has developed in just three years.”

The 2027 U.S. Adaptive Open will be the third USGA championship held at Sunriver. The resort previously hosted the 2002 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, and the 2007 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur.

“We’re thrilled to have the USGA return to Sunriver Resort for multiple championships over the next 11 years,” said Josh Willis, VP of operations at Sunriver Resort. “Set in a world-class setting, both the Meadows and Crosswater courses offer thrilling and challenging play that will make for dynamic championships.”

Sunriver Resort features four golf courses: Meadows, Crosswater, Woodlands and Caldera Links. The Adaptive Open will be played on the Meadows Course, while the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur will be staged on the Crosswater Course, with Meadows serving as the stroke play co-host.

Sunriver Resort has hosted a variety of elite competitions, including the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship and the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. From 2007-10, Sunriver served as the host of what was then The Tradition Champions Tour event, where Fred Funk won twice, in 2008 and 2010.

In 2024, the resort hosted the Senior PGA Professional Championship along with the men’s PGA Cup and the women’s PGA Cup.

Kipp Popert, 26, of England, and Bailey Bish, 24, of Tucson, Ariz., captured the men’s and women’s overall titles in the 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan. Popert, the defending champion who was born with cerebral palsy and competes in the coordination impairment category, posted a 54-hole total of 14-under-par 202. He became the first back-to-back champion in the nascent championship. Bish, who also competes in the coordination impairment category after being diagnosed with dystonia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, posted 8-over 224 to edge 2022 champion Kim Moore by four strokes.

The Junior Amateur is open to any amateur golfer who has not reached their 19th birthday by completion of the championship and whose Handicap Index also does not exceed 2.4. The winner receives an exemption into the following year’s U.S. Open.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is open to any amateur golfer aged 25 and older and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 2.4. The winner of the U.S. Mid-Amateur receives an exemption into the following year’s U.S. Open, exemptions from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Mid-Amateurs and two U.S. Amateurs and a likely invitation to the following year’s Masters Tournament.