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Max Togisala plays his shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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In this video still, Max Togisala speaks after he shot a 5-under second round at the 2026 US Adaptive Open on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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Max Togisala reacts with his wife and caddie, Grace, on the ninth hole during the final round of the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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Max Togisala tees off at the ninth hole during the final round of the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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Max Togisala watches his shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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Max Togisala plays his shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the 2026 U.S. Adaptive Open on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

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Another year, another medal and, even better, a career-best finish for Max Togisala.

The South Ogden native won his fourth consecutive medal for seated players at the U.S. Adaptive Open golf tournament, carding his second consecutive 67 on Wednesday to finish his three rounds at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland.

Togisala, 22, also climbed in the overall men’s standings. After last year’s career-best finish in sixth place, Togisala finished this week tied for third overall at 9-under.

Togisala entered the week — the fifth annual Adaptive Open — as the only seated player to ever record a round under par, having done so three times in three years. He added two more under-par rounds to his ledger, still alone in the feat; his 67s on Tuesday and Wednesday tied his tournament record of 5-under in a single round for a seated player.

“I think it could’ve been even lower if I had the putter hotter quicker,” Togisala said after Tuesday’s second round in which he had five birdies and no bogeys. “But happy with how I played; putter was doing great, driver was doing great. Everything was good. Everything went my way today.”

Togisala credited stronger driving as what’s helped him improve his game over the years.

“I would say driver is probably what’s helped me a lot going lower,” he said. “I’ve been able to hit the ball really far and get pretty close to the greens, then just have a little chip shot or a wedge.”

The U.S. Adaptive Open field is comprised of players with intellectual, vision or physical impairments. Togisala, a graduate of Bonneville High School, is paralyzed from the waist down after a ski accident in February 2022.

Once a golfer at Bonneville High, Togisala first relearned golf by swinging one-handed from a wheelchair and also took up pickleball and lacrosse as he gained strength following the crash that severed his spine.

Now, using a large power chair, Togisala can move around the course and the device elevates him into a standing position to swing.

England’s Kipp Popert, 24 with coordination impairment, four-peated with the overall men’s title at 18-under. Simon Seungmin Lee, of Korea and with an intellectual impairment, was second at 12-under.

Togisala won the seated players category by 22 strokes. After his five-birdie second round, he put home seven birdies in the final round Wednesday, but gave two of those back with a pair of bogeys. Togisala said when he locks in mentally is when he’s scoring his best.

“I just get into a zone where I’m picking a target and I’m only thinking of that. I’m so confident that I’m going to hit right there,” he said. “And then having the putter be able to roll really well and being confident with that was very helpful. Just staying in my head and staying relaxed the whole time.”

One year ago at the same course, his father, Max Sr., was on the bag. This time around, Togisala’s wife, Grace, caddied for the golfer as he played his rounds.

The only other Utahn in either field, Benjamin Hulin of Salt Lake City, shot 30-over in two rounds in the seated player category and missed the cut. A total of 70 players competed in this year’s men’s tournament.

Kim Moore of Indiana, with a lower limb impairment, won the women’s overall title by six strokes at 12-over.

The U.S. Adaptive Open has been played in Kansas, North Carolina and Maryland. The next two tournaments are slated for Sunriver, Oregon.