To follow the history of golf at The Broadmoor is to follow the rise of one of the game’s most legendary sites. And it’s to follow the rise of some of the game’s most legendary players.

Yes, just as this turf is pristine and scenic, it is also storied. Here’s a look back over the years:

1916: Spencer Penrose acquires land in the shadow of Cheyenne Mountain to achieve his dream for the Grande Dame of the Rockies. The Broadmoor would not be complete without a world-class golf course, Penrose knows. Donald Ross is hired to design it, his mind set on a masterpiece to outclass Pinehurst No. 2 and a long list of championship courses made over his career.

July 4, 1918: The Broadmoor opened days earlier with a grand gala. Now for Independence Day comes the first match to put the golf course on the map — along with word of the course being the world’s highest, near 6,400 feet. The Broadmoor’s first pro, “Long” Jim Barnes, teams up with U.S. Open champion Chick Evans. Tickets benefit the Red Cross; Penrose pitches in $10,000.

1921: The Broadmoor Men’s Invitation tees off, a tradition that continues today. The Invitation draws some of the most competitive amateurs from across the country.

1927: The Broadmoor becomes home to another prestigious tournament: the Trans-Mississippi Amateur. The first champion is Johnny Goodman, who went on to win the U.S. Open in 1933, the last amateur to do so.

1941: Decorated PGA Tour winner Ed Dudley becomes The Broadmoor’s head pro, splitting time between here and Augusta National. Dudley would remain at The Broadmoor for almost 25 years, bringing along some of his most famous students, including Dwight Eisenhower, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.

1942: After a start and stop 14 years prior, The Broadmoor Ladies’ Invitation establishes an annual run. Track and field Olympian “Babe” Zaharias dominates the Invitation this decade. The next decade sees a string of victories by a local, Judy Bell, who will go on to be the first woman elected president of the U.S. Golf Association.

1952: The East Course opens, the most revered of The Broadmoor’s two courses today. It is the creation of Robert Trent Jones Sr., who added nine holes to nine of Ross’ original holes.

1959: On the East Course, a 19-year-old from Ohio sinks an 8-foot birdie putt to win his first U.S. Amateur Championship — a victory that he will later credit for giving him the confidence he needed to make it in the sport. His name is Jack Nicklaus. A legend is born at The Broadmoor.

1962: Dow Finsterwald becomes The Broadmoor’s head pro. The 11-time PGA winner will go on to spend 28 years in the role, simultaneously serving as vice president of PGA of America. Also this year, The Broadmoor hosts the Curtis Cup, and the U.S. team defeats Great Britain and Ireland.

1964: Trent Jones Sr. returns to design nine new holes while redesigning nine holes of the original course. The result is the West Course.

1976: A third course is added, one designed by Ed Seay and Arnold Palmer. It’s referred to as the South Course, or the Mountain Course.

1982: Just a few years out of high school, Juli Inkster comes to the Springs and wins a third straight U.S. Women’s Amateur title. Two years later, she will capture two major championships in her first full year on the LPGA Tour.

1995: The U.S. Women’s Open tees off at The Broadmoor. Not knowing she had to register to play, a twentysomething from Sweden nearly misses it. Instead, Annika Sörenstam wins by one stroke — her first major championship in what will be one of the greatest golf careers of all time.

2006: The Mountain Course gets an overhaul under Nicklaus Design.

2008: The U.S. Senior Open stops at The Broadmoor for the first time. Eduardo Romero of Argentina claims the trophy, but a black bear on the 13th fairway steals the show.

2011: So Yeon Ryu defeats fellow Korean Hee-kyung Seo to win the U.S. Women’s Open.

2016: A landslide closes the Mountain Course.

2018: The U.S. Senior Open returns to The Broadmoor. Former PGA Championship winner David Toms emerges victorious.

2025: The Broadmoor prepares for its third Senior Open, to be played June 26-29. Also this year, plans come to light to reimagine the Mountain Course as a par-3 course near Cheyenne Lodge.