Broadmoor Golf Club
Encyclopedia
The Broadmoor Golf Club is a golf
resort located in Colorado Springs, Colorado
, consisting of three 18-hole courses; East, West, and Mountain. The East Course, a Donald Ross design opened in 1918, has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, most recently the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, won by So Yeon Ryu.
In 1995
, the East Course was the site of the U.S. Women's Open, the first major won by Annika Sörenstam
.
The West Course opened in 1965, designed by Robert Trent Jones
. It includes several holes from the original course, and the East Course has several holes that opened for play in 1965. The Mountain Course opened in 2006, and was designed by Jack Nicklaus
, who 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 6230 feet (1900 m) above sea level, with the golf courses climbing slightly higher.
38.7818556°N 104.8487306°W
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
resort located in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, consisting of three 18-hole courses; East, West, and Mountain. The East Course, a Donald Ross design opened in 1918, has hosted several USGA championships since 1959, most recently the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, won by So Yeon Ryu.
In 1995
1995 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 1995 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 13 to July 16 at Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course. It was the 50th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**...
, the East Course was the site of the U.S. Women's Open, the first major won by Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
.
The West Course opened in 1965, designed by Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was a golf course architect who designed about 500 golf courses in at least 40 US states and 35 other countries all around the world...
. It includes several holes from the original course, and the East Course has several holes that opened for play in 1965. The Mountain Course opened in 2006, and was designed by Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
, who won his first major tournament, the 1959 U.S. Amateur, at the East Course at the age of 19.
The resort's landmark hotel
Broadmoor Hotel
The Broadmoor is a 5-star/5-diamond luxury hotel and resort, located in southwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado. Built in the early 20th century as the "Grand Dame of the Rockies", it was one of the finest resort destinations along the Rocky Mountains during the age of railroads. It continues to be...
sits at an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 6230 feet (1900 m) above sea level, with the golf courses climbing slightly higher.
External links
- Broadmoor.com – official site
- 2011 U.S. Women's Open – official site
- 2008 U.S. Senior Open – official site
- MSRmaps.com – USGS topographic map & aerial photo
38.7818556°N 104.8487306°W