Bailey Bish, from Tucson, Arizona, has made her mark on adaptive golf through resilience and determination. After developing Dystonia in 2014 and POTS in 2016, she was forced to give up basketball. Refusing to give up on sports, she picked up golf and it became her new passion.
Bailey discovered adaptive golf through the University of Arizona’s Adaptive Golf program and dedicated herself to the sport. Through years of hard work, physical therapy, and Botox injections, she progressed to competing in 54-hole events. Her breakthrough came in 2023 when she won the PING U.S. Disabled Open Presented by the PGA of America. In recognition of her win PING presented her with a golden putter, becoming the first adaptive golfer to receive the honor.
She went on to claim titles at the Inaugural Florida Adaptive Open and Texas Adaptive Championship. In 2024 Bailey won the U.S. Adaptive Open, setting the women’s single day scoring record with a 3-under 69. She closed out the year by successfully defending her Texas Adaptive Championship title and kicked off 2025 with another win at the Inaugural SCGA Adaptive Championship.
Bailey is passionate about growing adaptive golf and hopes to inspire others facing adversity to discover new passions and possibilities.
