Broadmoor Golf Club

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Broadmoor Golf Club
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Hole Number 4 of the Broadmoor Golf Club's East Course, photographed during the 2018 United States Senior Open
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Broadmoor Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates 38°47′20″N104°51′00″W / 38.789°N 104.85°W / 38.789; -104.85
Location Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Elevation6,250 feet (1,905 m)
Established1918;107 years ago (1918)
TypeResort / Private
Total holes36
Events hosted U.S. Women's Open (1995, 2011)
U.S. Senior Open (2008, 2018, 2025)
U.S. Amateur (1959, 1967)
Website broadmoor.com/activities/golf
East Course
Designed by Donald Ross (holes 1-6, 16-18)
Robert Trent Jones (holes 7–15)
Par 72
Length7,355 yards (6,725 m)
Course rating 72.7
Slope rating 139 [1]
West Course
Designed by Donald Ross (holes 1-4, 13-18)
Robert Trent Jones (holes 5–12)
Par 71
Length7,016 yards (6,415 m)
Course rating 71.8
Slope rating 134 [2]

The Broadmoor Golf Club is a pair of golf courses, located on the grounds of The Broadmoor, a historic hotel and resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally opened in 1918 and designed by Donald Ross, the course format was expanded in 1965 with 18 additional holes designed by Robert Trent Jones.

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The club has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, including the 1995 and 2011 U.S. Women's Open, the 2008, 2018, and 2025 U.S. Senior Open, and the 1959 and 1967 U.S. Amateur.

The current layout consists of the East Course and the West Course, and the club previously had a third 18-hole course, the Mountain Course, which was closed after a 2015 rockslide.

History

The original course opened 107 years ago in 1918 and has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, most recently the U.S. Senior Open in 2025, won by Pádraig Harrington. [3] The East Course previously hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1995, the first of the ten majors won by Annika Sörenstam. [4]

The current course format (East and West) opened in 1965, featuring new routing and 18 additional holes designed by Robert Trent Jones. The West Course includes the front 9 holes from the original Ross course (now holes 1–4, 13–18 on West). The East Course includes the original back 9 Donald Ross holes (now holes 1–6,16-18 on East).

The South Course opened in 1976 and was designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. It was closed due to landslide issues. That site was completely remodeled by Chris Cochran of Jack Nicklaus Design in 2006 and renamed the Mountain Course. It closed in 2015 due to a landslide. Nicklaus won his first major tournament, the 1959 U.S. Amateur, at the East Course at the age of 19.

The resort's landmark hotel sits at an elevation of 6,230 feet (1,900 m) above sea level, with the golf courses climbing slightly higher. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Broadmoor Golf Club - East Course". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Broadmoor Golf Club - West Course". USGA. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Shefter, David (29 June 2025). "Irish Eyes Smile at The Broadmoor for U.S. Senior Open Champion Harrington". USGA. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Colorado Rating & Reviews". Chasing Majors.
  5. ↑ msrmaps.com


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