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Junior Golf Center at U.S. Senior Open aims to grow next generation of golfers
The PGA Colorado Section is making sure the kids are not left out of the fun during the U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor. Colorado PGA is in charge of the Junior Golf Center, an area between holes five and 17 of the East Course with a putting green and mini “driving range” free for…
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Six past U.S. Senior Open champions miss the cut at The Broadmoor
Hours before the start of the U.S. Senior Open, Bernhard Langer spoke to the media with a good deal of doubt in his remarks. Because of the recent rain in Colorado Springs, he knew the East Course at The Broadmoor would play long. He knew that his game wasn’t in top form. But the man…
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Golf analyst Notah Begay III turns insight into action, making the cut at U.S. Senior Open
Notah Begay III spends a lot of time on the golf course. Problem is, much of that time is spent following the best players in the world as an on-course reporter and analyst for NBC Sports and Golf Channel. So when Begay got word this week that he had earned a spot in the U.S.…
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Could Tiger Woods tee it up at The Broadmoor in 2031? One college teammate says yes.
Forgive Russ Miller for dreaming, but he can easily picture the scene. The Broadmoor’s director of golf sees the crowds gathering on that first hole. He hears the starter’s voice echoing through the picturesque pines of the East Course. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the 1:01 tee time. Please welcome, from Jupiter Island, Florida, nine-time…
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Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington tied atop leaderboard at U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor
The second round of the U.S. Senior Open is underway Friday at The Broadmoor. The Gazette will provide updates throughout. 6:20 p.m. Mark Hensby’s drive on No. 5 found a bunker and led to a bogey, knocking him back down to 5-under for the championship and out of a three-way tie for the lead. Stewart…
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Broadmoor’s slick, sloping greens live up to reputation in first round of U.S. Senior Open
Augusta National is the pinnacle of golf — the course by which all others are measured. So when a two-time Masters champion suggests the greens on the East Course at The Broadmoor are the toughest he’s ever played, that assertion carries some weight. After Thursday’s first round of the U.S. Senior Open, it’s a claim dozens…
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U.S. Senior Open | Friday’s tee times at The Broadmoor
U.S. SENIOR OPEN Friday’s tee times Hole No. 1 7 a.m. – John Balfanz, (a) Bradley Kay, Andrew Marshall 7:10 a.m. – (a) Doug Clapp, Robert Coles, Jeff Roth 7:21 a.m. – Thomas Levet, Greig Hutcheon, Jeff Sluman 7:31 a.m. – Jason Gore, Brian Gay, Len Mattiace 7:42 a.m. – Tom Pernice Jr., Joakim Haeggman,…
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Bears, golf and The Broadmoor: A tradition with deep roots continues at the U.S. Senior Open
In the storied annals of The Broadmoor, it seems only fitting that historians recall a black bear and a golf course from the very beginning. To be sure, hotel founder Spencer Penrose carried an affinity for both. In 1916, two years before he would open his Grand Dame of the Rockies, Penrose received a black…
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Scheduling quirk adds to challenge for top senior golfers at The Broadmoor
Justin Leonard didn’t seem like a man coming off a short night of sleep Monday afternoon as he walked briskly from the practice area to the first tee box at The Broadmoor. He didn’t seem like a man who had just finished four days of major championship golf in Akron, Ohio. “It is what it…
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Young at heart: 103rd Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb drivers over 60 not slowing down
The 103rd Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is evidence that racing has no limits when it comes to age. The competitors taking on the mountain this year include nine drivers between 62 and 77 years old. And while age brings its usual challenges, it has not been a limiting factor for several. “The benefit…