{"id":744860,"date":"2026-07-05T16:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/744860\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:20:18","slug":"u-s-adaptive-open-more-titles-on-tap-for-bish-cunha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/744860\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Adaptive Open: More titles on tap for Bish, Cunha?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two golfers with Tucson ties are seeking more hardware at the U.S. Adaptive Open this week.<\/p>\n

Bish, a graduate of Tanque Verde High and Pima Community College, won the women\u2019s overall title in 2024. When she was in high school<\/a>, Bish was diagnosed with dystonia, a disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions. She also suffered from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which can cause dizziness and fatigue.<\/p>\n

Cunha, a multiyear member of the University of Arizona adaptive golf team, has won the Vision Impairment category at the U.S. Adaptive Open each of the past four years.<\/p>\n

When she was in high school in Honolulu, Cunha was diagnosed with Leber\u2019s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a genetically inherited disease that causes vision loss, and became legally blind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bish and Cunha each finished at 19 over par last year, three strokes behind Kim Moore of Battle Creek, Michigan. Bish shot a final-round 73, Cunha a 75.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Adaptive Open showcases the world\u2019s best golfers with disabilities. Final-round coverage will air on Golf Channel.<\/p>\n

U.S. Adaptive Open<\/p>\n

When: Monday-Wednesday<\/p>\n

Where: Woodmont Country Club (South Course), Rockville, Md.<\/p>\n

Watch: Golf Channel (10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two golfers with Tucson ties are seeking more hardware at the U.S. Adaptive Open this week. Bish, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":744861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[1017,7543,7542,427,97,7546,7545,686,3626,26124,2471,99,5052,96537],"class_list":["post-744860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-arizona","tag-clinical-medicine","tag-diseases-and-disorders","tag-golf","tag-health","tag-human-diseases-and-disorders","tag-medical-specialties","tag-medicine","tag-nervous-system","tag-neurological-disorders","tag-neurology","tag-sports","tag-tucson","tag-visual-impairment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/744861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}