Broadmoor Golf Club (East)

Overview: The East Course at The Broadmoor rises through the Cheyenne Mountain foothills in Colorado Springs, combining wide tree-lined fairways with expansive greens and mountain views. Its high-altitude setting changes how the ball travels, but the principal challenge comes from the angled green approaches, doglegs and the need to keep the ball in position among mature trees. The course is a layered design rather than a single-period museum piece, with Ross’s original character and later work by Robert Trent Jones Sr. visible across the routing.

History: Donald Ross designed the original 18-hole Broadmoor course for Spencer Penrose, and the resort’s golf course opened in 1918. Robert Trent Jones Sr. added a separate nine in 1948; nine of Ross’s original holes and nine of Jones’s new holes formed the East Course in 1952. Jones returned in 1964 to create the West Course and reshape the broader property, leaving the East with a distinctive blend of Ross greens, Jones strategy and Colorado mountain terrain.

Did You Know? The East Course was the highest golf course in the United States when it opened in 1918, at about 6,400 feet. Its tournament history is equally notable: Jack Nicklaus won his first major at the 1959 U.S. Amateur there, and Annika Sorenstam captured her first major title at the 1995 U.S. Women’s Open on the same historic ground.