East Course at The Broadmoor
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Broadmoor East - 3 and 4
The East Course at the Broadmoor is a host of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open. Brandon Tucker/GolfPass
East Course at The Broadmoor
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Broadmoor East - No. 1
The first hole starts from an elevated tee and doglegs left to an elevated green. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
Broadmoor East - hole 3
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A pond guards the third green on Broadmoor East. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
East Course at The Broadmoor
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Double tee
Holes 1 and 4 share a tee box and head in different directions. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
East Course at The Broadmoor
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Broadmoor East - 7
Many greens are elevated and large at the Broadmoor making putting difficult to read, including the par-5 7th hole. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
Broadmoor East - hole 9
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The ninth green is one of the most daunting at Broadmoor East. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
East Course at The Broadmoor
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Broadmoor East - Greens
Several greens have falloff areas behind them, like the par-3 12th hole. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
Broadmoor East - No. 16
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Broadmoor East - No. 16
The par-3 16th hole is relatively short and plays gently downhill. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
East Course at The Broadmoor
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Broadmoor East - No. 18
The finishing hole is a dogleg right to an elevated green. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
Broadmoor East - hole 18 through the trees
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Another look at the finishing hole of Broadmoor East. Jason Scott Deegan/GolfPass
Putting green at The Broadmoor
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The putting green at The Broadmoor won't help you figure out where the mountain influences putts on the East and West courses. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Jack Nicklaus bust at The Broadmoor
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This bust of Jack Nicklaus signifies his win at the 1959 U.S. Amateur at The Broadmoor. Jason Scott Deegan/Golf Advisor
Broadmoor Aerial
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Broadmoor Aerial from Will Rogers Shrine
View from the Will Rogers Shrine high above The Broadmoor's 36 holes. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
The Grille at The Broadmoor
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The Grille
The Grille at The Broadmoor overlooks the 18th at Broadmoor East. Brandon Tucker/Golf Advisor
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In Photos: The East Course at The Broadmoor Resort

The famous host of multiple USGA Championships has roots to Donald Ross and RTJ Sr.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Broadmoor celebrated its 100th anniversary in style, hosting the 2018 U.S. Senior Open in June on its famed and feared East course, the host of six other USGA Championships.

Jack Nicklaus (1959 U.S. Amateur) and Annika Sorenstam (1995 U.S. Women's Open) both won their first major events here. David Toms (2018 U.S. Senior Open), Julie Inkster (1982 U.S. Women's Amateur), Eduardo Romero (2008 U.S. Senior Open) and So Yeon Ryu (2011 U.S. Women's Open) are other notable champions crowned at The Broadmoor. You'll need to be a player of their caliber to handle the legendary thick rough and tough-to-read greens heavily influenced by the Cheyenne Mountains.

The original routing by Donald Ross in 1918 was split when the West course was added by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1964. That rerouting leaves Ross-designed holes to start (holes 1-6) and end the day (holes 16-18) with the RTJ Sr. holes across the road sandwiched in the middle of the round. They both have their moments.

A pond near the clubhouse guards the approach shots to the par-5 third green and the par-3 fourth green. Elevated greens seem to be the theme of RTJ's work at holes 7, 9, 11 and 15. The Ross finishing hole is worthy of a major venue, a stout 433-yard dogleg right to a green perched above a pond.

The Broadmoor East might be a mutt architecturally, but it's a purebred when it comes to challenging anyone's game.

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Jason Scott Deegan has reviewed and photographed more than 1,100 courses and written about golf destinations in 25 countries for some of the industry's biggest publications. His work has been honored by the Golf Writer's Association of America and the Michigan Press Association. Follow him on Instagram at @jasondeegangolfpass and Twitter at @WorldGolfer.
Brandon Tucker is the Sr. Managing Editor for GolfPass and was the founding editor of Golf Advisor in 2014, he was the managing editor for Golf Channel Digital's Courses & Travel. To date, his golf travels have taken him to over two dozen countries and nearly 600 golf courses worldwide. While he's played some of the most prestigious courses in the world, Tucker's favorite way to play the game is on a great muni in under three hours. Follow Brandon on Twitter at @BrandonTucker and on Instagram at @btuck34.
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In Photos: The East Course at The Broadmoor Resort