Tag: senior open
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Phil? Tiger? Keegan? A look at golfers who could play The Broadmoor when U.S. Senior Open returns
Over the past week, a field of 156 golfers put on quite a show at The Broadmoor. It was the third U.S. Senior Open to be played on the East Course. It won’t be the last. The U.S. Golf Association announced this month that the prestigious event would return in 2031 and 2037. It’s never…
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Four-time major champion Ernie Els looks to improve at U.S. Senior Open
Only 21 golfers have won more men’s major championships than Ernie Els. Names such as Nicklaus, Watson, Palmer. And Tiger, Rory, Phil. So it’s safe to say Els’ place among the game’s greats is firmly cemented. Els, though, isn’t satisfied. Not even close. That’s why he’s the lone player hitting balls on the range after…
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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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Recap: The 2018 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Highlights from The Gazette’s coverage of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor on Sunday. — “CHAMPION!” David Toms outlasted a crowded leaderboard to win the U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor on Sunday.…
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Recap: The 2018 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor
Highlights from The Gazette’s coverage of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor on Sunday. — “CHAMPION!” David Toms outlasted a crowded leaderboard to win the U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor on Sunday. “It’s official: U.S. Senior Open returns to Broadmoor in 2025.” After a memorable display of top-shelf golf and packed…