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| 45th U.S. Senior Open Championship – Fact Sheet June 26-29, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| PAR AND YARDAGE The Broadmoor’s East Course will be set up at 7,247 yards and will play to a par of 36-34—70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.The Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course) Hole By Hole Hole123456789TotalPar44534443536Yardage4293396011654334024261785353,508 Hole101112131415161718TotalPar44344434434Yardage5014782234934274591805454333,739 THE COURSEThe Broadmoor’s East Course was designed by Donald Ross and opened for play in 1918. The course sits on the southern edge of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of more than 6,400 feet. The East Course is now a combination of holes from Ross’ original layout and holes that were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1952. The Broadmoor features one other layout, the West Course, and the resort’s landmark hotel, a 784-room facility located on the edge of Cheyenne Lake. COURSE RATING AND SLOPE – Based on the course setup for the championship, the Course Rating™ is 74.6. The Slope Rating® is 144. WHO CAN ENTER The championship is open to any professional or amateur golfer who is 50 years of age or older as of June 26, 2025. An amateur is eligible with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4. ENTRIES The USGA accepted 2,585 entries for the 2025 U.S. Senior Open. The record was established in 2002, when 3,101 golfers applied to play. Entries were accepted for the 2025 championship from golfers in 49 U.S. states, including 101 from host state Colorado, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 34 foreign countries. QUALIFYINGIn 2025, the U.S. Senior Open moved to a two-stage qualifying process that is similar to the model used by the U.S. Open. Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 32 sites in 25 U.S. states, took place between April 3-May 9. Those players who advanced out of local qualifying joined a group of locally exempt players in final qualifying, which was also conducted over 18 holes. This final stage was played at 12 sites across the U.S., from May 19-June 12. Cheyenne Shadows Country Club, in Fort Carson, Colo., hosted a local qualifier on May 5. The Country Club of Colorado, in Colorado Springs, was a final qualifying site on June 10. CHAMPIONSHIP FIELDThe starting field of 156 golfers will be cut after 36 holes to the low 60 scorers and ties. SCHEDULE OF PLAY Eighteen holes of stroke play are scheduled each day from Thursday, June 26, through Sunday, June 29. In the case of a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will commence immediately after the conclusion of the fourth round. TELEVISION COVERAGENBCUniversal (NBC, Golf Channel, Peacock) will provide live broadcast coverage of all four rounds of the 45th U.S. Senior Open Championship. Rolex will be the exclusive presenting partner of coverage for several USGA championships, including the U.S. Senior Open. Rolex’s commitment will allow uninterrupted coverage of these championships, providing fans hours of continuous live action. Date/Day Time (Local/MDT) Network CoverageThursday, June 26 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Peacock First Round 4-7 p.m. Golf Channel First RoundFriday, June 27 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Peacock Second Round 4-7 p.m. Golf Channel Second RoundSaturday, June 28 Noon-4 p.m. NBC Third RoundSunday, June 29 Noon-4 p.m. NBC Fourth Round ABOUT EXEMPT PLAYERSThere are five U.S. Open champions among the 80 players currently exempt for this year’s field. They include two-time champions Ernie Els (1994, 1997), Retief Goosen (2001, 2004) and Lee Janzen (1993, 1998), as well as Michael Campbell (2005) and Angel Cabrera (2007). Six U.S. Open runners-up are also exempt: Els (2000), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2000), Tom Lehman (1996), Rocco Mediate (2008), Colin Montgomerie (1994, 1997, 2006) and Jeff Sluman (1992). A number of major champions are also among the group of exempt players, including Masters winners Cabrera, Bernhard Langer, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir; PGA champions Padraig Harrington, Singh, Sluman, David Toms and Y.E. Yang; and winners of The Open Championship: Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Els, Harrington, Lehman and Justin Leonard. 2024 CHAMPIONRichard Bland outlasted 54-hole leader Hiroyuki Fujita in a four-hole playoff to win the 2024 U.S. Senior Open Championship at historic Newport (R.I.) Country Club. The 51-year-old Englishman entered the final round five strokes back and closed the gap to three before weather halted play on Sunday early in the final nine. Bland completed his charge on Monday morning, forging a tie with the frontrunner after 72 holes at 13-under-par 267. His 4-under 66 matched the second-lowest round of the day, while Fujita struggled after the restart with three bogeys over a four-hole stretch, leading to a 1-over 71. After the pair matched scores for three playoff holes (two in a two-hole aggregate format and one sudden-death), Bland nearly holed out from a greenside bunker on the par-4 18th hole for a 3, the ball hitting the flagstick and stopping inches away. When Fujita, 55, of Japan, failed to convert a 20-foot par putt that curled around the hole, Bland made his tap-in to become the second player from England (Roger Chapman) to win the title and the 12th to capture this championship in his debut. He joined Arnold Palmer (1980-81) and Alex Cejka (2021) as the only golfers to win their first two senior major starts. Bland had won the Senior PGA Championship a few weeks earlier to become exempt for the U.S. Senior Open. Australian Richard Green carded a final-round 71 to finish solo third at 10-under 270, one stroke ahead of 2019 champion Steve Stricker. WHAT THE WINNER RECEIVES Among the benefits enjoyed by the U.S. Senior Open winner are:►A U.S. Senior Open exemption for the next 10 years►An exemption into the 2026 U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club►Custody of the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy for one year and a gold medal CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORYThis is the 45th U.S. Senior Open Championship. The inaugural U.S. Senior Open, played in 1980, was conducted for golfers 55 and older. The next year, the USGA lowered the minimum age to 50 to coincide with the fledgling Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions). Miller Barber captured the first of his three U.S. Senior Open titles in 1982 – he also won in 1984 and 1985. The U.S. Senior Open has six two-time champions: Gary Player (1987, 1988), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993), Hale Irwin (1998, 2000), Allen Doyle (2005, 2006), Kenny Perry (2013, 2017), and Bernhard Langer (2010, 2023). Langer became the championship’s oldest winner in 2023 at the age of 65 years, 10 months, 6 days. The youngest champion is University of Colorado graduate Dale Douglass, who won in 1986 at the age of 50 years, 3 months, 24 days. PURSEThe 2025 purse will be $4 million; the winner will earn $800,000. 2025 U.S. SENIOR OPEN NOTES ►The Broadmoor is hosting its ninth USGA championship, which dates to the 1959 U.S. Amateur►The East Course will host its third U.S. Senior Open, which ties a record for most times as a playing site with Saucon Valley Country Club►World Golf Hall of Famers Jack Nicklaus, Juli Inkster and Annika Sorenstam have won USGA titles here►The Broadmoor will host the 1,016th USGA championship with this year’s U.S. Senior Open►The 45th U.S. Senior Open is the 36th USGA championship to be conducted in the state of Colorado►The Broadmoor is one of seven clubs to have hosted a U.S. Amateur, U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Senior Open |
The Broadmoor Awarded 2031 and 2037 U.S. Senior Open Championships
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 24, 2025) — The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that The Broadmoor’s East Course, in Colorado Springs, Colo., will host the 2031 and 2037 U.S. Senior Open Championships. These will mark the fourth and fifth U.S. Senior Opens contested at the historic club, which is hosting the 45th U.S. Senior Open this week.”The USGA is pleased to continue its partnership with The Broadmoor, an association that began in the 1950s and a site that has fully embraced professional, amateur and international competition,” said USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer. “It matters where a player wins their USGA championship and the list of winners here at The Broadmoor exemplifies the greatness of this venue.” |
