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Rockville, Md. -- For Cassie Sengul, to be back at her second U.S. Adaptive Open Championship was "a golfer's dream."
Previously competing in the 3rd Adaptive Open Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kansas, Sengul said it felt great to be back and that she had her "arms wide open" as she entered her second championship.
She finished day two of the tournament on top of the leaderboard after shooting a second-round 75, sitting at 10-over and three strokes ahead of 2022 U.S. Adaptive Open Champion Kim Moore.
The leaderboard shifted after the final round, though, and Sengul finished fourth overall and second in the Coordination Impairment category after carding an 83 in Wednesday's final round. Sengul concluded the week with a combined score of 237, posting rounds of 79, 75 and 83.
While Sengul described the greens as firm and the heat challenging during the last round, she said the last couple of days at Woodmont Country Club were a one-of-a-kind experience.
"I've just had the best time with my friends here ... It's been tough competition, I felt like every day I needed to go out and shoot a 72. [It] didn't happen, but I still put myself in pretty good contention, it's a tight field out here and just a lot of fun," Sengul said.
Virginia's second golfer to make Wednesday's final round was Fredericksburg Country Club's Grace Anne Braxton, who recorded consecutive rounds of 82 — and six total birdies between the first two days — to secure her place in the cut.
Braxton — who competed in the Intellectual Impairment category — carded an 86 on day three, placing her in ninth overall and third in her division with a total score of 250 for the week.