Popert, the highest-ranked player in the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD), secured the men’s title by four shots with an 8-under-par total across 54 holes, while Han claimed the women’s championship by nine shots

Starting the final round with a four-shot lead, Popert carded a bogey-free 4-under 68 to hold off a spirited challenge from South Korea’s world No.2 Simon Seungmin Lee, who matched his final-round score to finish runner-up at 4-under-par.

Born 10 weeks premature with spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy that affects movement and muscle control in the legs, Popert found his passion for golf at a young age.

He has since risen to become the world’s leading golfer with a disability, first reaching the No.1 position in 2021. His career highlights include three consecutive U.S. Adaptive Open titles from 2023 to 2025 and victory at the prestigious G4D Open in 2024.

This week's victory marks Popert’s second major triumph on Australian soil, having also won the Australian All Abilities Championship, the event’s previous iteration, in 2022.

“To win the Australian national title two times now is a real privilege,” Popert said.

“I do love visiting (Australia) and it's almost like a second home to me. It's just a long, long way away.

“It was an awesome golf course and I was really pleased how I hit it. I've been working quite hard on a few things and it really seemed to come together today.”

England’s Mike Browne, who began the day tied with Lee, carded a final-round 73 to finish third at 1-over-par.

World No.5 Lachlan Wood led the Australian contingent, carding a final-round 69 to finish fourth at 3-over-par.

Nick Taylor also produced an inspired performance in the ParaGolfer wheelchair, carding rounds of 82-77-76 to finish seventh overall.

In the women’s championship, Han extended her overnight one-shot advantage over Australia’s Tamsin Paige, closing with an 86 as Paige returned a 94 to secure a nine-shot victory.

A left-leg amputee, Han travelled from South Korea to compete in the landmark championship.

“I am so happy to have travelled all the way to Australia to enjoy the wonderful game of golf with so many people with different disabilities,” she said.

In the category standings, James Gribble claimed Category 1, George Vassiliaidis won Category 2, Popert topped Category 3 and Lee secured Category 4.

The Australian All Abilities Open marked a significant milestone for the sport, becoming the first event contested under the International Golf Federation’s (IGF) new Classification Rules, developed in alignment with the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) 2025 Classification Code.

The new framework represents an important step towards golf’s ambition of securing a place on the Paralympic programme at Brisbane 2032.

With plans for implementation across Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia, the framework aims to expand access to international classification opportunities for elite golfers with disability and help build the global athlete pool required to support the sport’s Paralympic aspirations.