The Broadmoor Golf Club East Course

Colorado Springs, CO Private

Overview

The Broadmoor Golf Club East is another timeless mountain course, built hard against Cheyenne Mountain with famed green contours that pose optical illusions. Many putts that look uphill are actually running downhill. Few golfers recognize that the East Course is a combination of nine Donald Ross holes (one through six and 16 through 18) and nine more added 30 years later by Robert Trent Jones (holes seven to 15), though a road crossing helps delineate these lower and upper holes. The East Course was the site of Jack Nicklaus’ first U.S. Amateur win in 1959 and Annika Sorenstam’s first U.S. Women’s Open win in 1995. It has also hosted 2011 U.S. Women’s Open won by So Yeon Ryu and the 2018 U.S. Senior Open won by David Toms, their first major victories as well (at least the first on the Senior circuit for Toms).

About

Holes 18
Length 7355
Slope 139
Facility Type Private
Designer Donald J. Ross, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
100 Greatest Public
Best Courses in Every State

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2013. Highest ranking: No. 135, 2013-'14. 2021-'22 ranking: No. 199.

100 Greatest Public: Ranked since inaugural edition in 2003. Highest ranking: No. 22, 2007-'08. 2023-'24 ranking: No. 37.

Best in State: Ranked fifth, 2013-'14, 2021-'22. Ranked sixth, 2011-'12, 2015-'20.

Current ranking: Seventh.

Golf Digest Logo Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.2

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.1731
Character
7.358
Challenge
7.2787
Layout Variety
7.0865
Fun
7.121
Aesthetics
7.3992
Conditioning
7.2413

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