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 | ||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Yardage | 429 | 339 | 601 | 165 | 433 | 402 | 426 | 178 | 535 | 3,508 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| Yardage | 501 | 478 | 223 | 493 | 427 | 459 | 180 | 545 | 433 | 3,739 |
THE COURSE
The 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.
QUALIFYING
In 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 FIELD
The 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 COVERAGE
NBCUniversal (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 | Coverage | |||
| Thursday, June 26 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Peacock | First Round | |||
| 4-7 p.m. | Golf Channel | First Round | ||||
| Friday, June 27 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Peacock | Second Round | |||
| 4-7 p.m. | Golf Channel | Second Round | ||||
| Saturday, June 28 | Noon-4 p.m. | NBC | Third Round | |||
| Sunday, June 29 | Noon-4 p.m. | NBC | Fourth Round |
ABOUT EXEMPT PLAYERS
There 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 CHAMPION
Richard 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 HISTORY
This 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.
PURSE
The 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
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR
This will be the third U.S. Senior Open Championship and the ninth USGA championship to be conducted at The Broadmoor.
The Broadmoor’s East Course was the site of the 2018 U.S. Senior Open when David Toms carded an even-par 70 to finish one stroke ahead of Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jerry Kelly and Tim Petrovic. After making a birdie on No. 16 to go ahead, Toms channeled some positive thoughts from his previous major championship victory, the 2001 PGA Championship, to make a critical up-and-down par on the 71st hole. When he knocked his drive on the difficult par-4 17th into a fairway bunker, leaving himself no chance to reach the green in two because the ball sat near the bunker’s face, Toms recalled the up-and-down par he made on the 72nd hole in the PGA at Atlanta Athletic Club to edge Phil Mickelson by one stroke. He laid up his second shot to 93 yards and then after an indifferent approach, he sank a 19-footer from above the hole. Toms finished with a 72-hole total of 3-under-par 277.
In 2008, Eduardo Romero became the second Argentinean to win the U.S. Senior Open, joining 1980 champion Roberto De Vicenzo. Romero finished at 6-under-par 274, including a third-round 65, to post a four-stroke victory over Fred Funk.
Jack Nicklaus defeated Charles Coe, 1 up, to win the first of his two U.S. Amateur Championships in 1959. The 19-year-old Nicklaus made an 8-foot birdie putt on the 36th hole to clinch the final match, a stroke he says gave him the confidence to become the game’s greatest major champion. Nicklaus would go on to win eight USGA championships, including the 1991 and 1993 Senior Opens.
The U.S. Women’s Open Championship has been conducted twice on the East Course. In 1995, Annika Sorenstam shot a final-round 68 to edge Meg Mallon by one stroke (278-279) to win the first of her three U.S. Women’s Open titles. Sorenstam, who won on the 50th anniversary of the championship, became the 13th player to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first American professional victory.
In 2011, So Yeon Ryu, of the Republic of Korea, defeated fellow Korean Hee Kyung Seo in a three-hole aggregate playoff, the first time the championship used this format to decide the winner. The two players were tied at 3-under-par 281 after 72 holes. Ryu birdied the last two holes of the playoff to win by three strokes. The championship finished on a Monday due to weather.
The Broadmoor’s East Course also hosted the 1962 Curtis Cup Match, when the USA defeated Great Britain and Ireland, 8-1. The USA Team included JoAnne Gunderson Carner, an eight-time USGA champion, seven-time USGA champion Anne Quast Sander, two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur winner Barbara McIntire and Judy Bell, a future USGA president and Colorado resident.
In 1967, The Broadmoor’s West Course hosted the U.S. Amateur and Robert B. Dickson edged Vinny Giles by one shot when the championship was conducted in a 72-hole, all-stroke play format. In 1982, the resort’s South Course (later became the Mountain Course) hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur, as Juli Inkster defeated Cathy Hanlon, 4 and 3, for her third consecutive title.
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR
1959 U.S. Amateur (East Course): Jack Nicklaus def. Charles Coe, 1 up
1962 Curtis Cup Match (East Course): USA def. Great Britain and Ireland, 8-1
1967 U.S. Amateur (West Course): Robert B. Dickson by one stroke over Marvin “Vinny” Giles III (285-286)
1982 U.S. Women’s Amateur (South Course): Juli Simpson Inkster def. Cathy Hanlon, 4 and 3
1995 U.S. Women’s Open (East Course): Annika Sorenstam by one stroke over Meg Mallon (278-279)
2008 U.S. Senior Open (East Course): Eduardo Romero by four strokes over Fred Funk (274-278)
2011 U.S. Women’s Open (East Course): So Yeon Ryu def. Hee Kyung Seo (281-3-4-3 – 281-3-6-4)
2018 U.S. Senior Open (East Course): David Toms by one stroke over Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jerry Kelly, Tim Petrovic (277-278)
OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR
1953 NCAA Championship: Earl Moeller, Oklahoma A&M (Individual), Stanford (Team)
1957 NCAA Championship: Rex Baxter, Houston (Individual), Stanford (Team)
1960 NCAA Championship: Dick Crawford, Houston (Individual), Houston (Team)
1964 NCAA Championship: Terry Small, San Jose State (Individual), Houston (Team)
1969 NCAA Championship: Bob Clark, Cal State-Los Angeles (Individual), Houston (Team)
1935 Western Amateur: Charlie Yates d. Rodney Bliss, 5 and 3
1941 Western Amateur: Bud Ward d. Harry Todd, 3 and 2
1938 Women’s Western Open: Bea Barrett d. Helen Hofmann, 6 and 4
1927 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Johnny Goodman
1930 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Robert McCray
1933 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Gus Moreland
1939 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Chic Harbert
1949 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Charles Coe
USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COLORADO
This will be the 36th USGA championship played in Colorado and the fourth U.S. Senior Open contested in the state. In 2023, Nick Dunlap won the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club. He joined Tiger Woods as the only players to win both the Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur.
Recent USGA/Colorado Championships (champion in parenthesis)
1993 U.S. Senior Open, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village (Jack Nicklaus)
1993 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Riverdale Dunes & The Knolls, Brighton (David Berganio Jr.)
1995 U.S. Women’s Open, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (Annika Sorenstam)
2005 U.S. Women’s Open, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village (Birdie Kim)
2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links, Walking Stick G.C., Pueblo (Tiffany Joh)
2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Murphy Creek G.C., Aurora (Jack Newman)
2008 U.S. Senior Open, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (Eduardo Romero)
2011 U.S. Women’s Open, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (So Yeon Ryu)
2012 U.S. Amateur, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village (Steven Fox)
2018 U.S. Senior Open, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (David Toms)
2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur, Colorado G.C., Parker (Lukas Michel)
2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Air Force Academy Eisenhower G.C. (Blue Course), Colorado Springs (Kiara Romero)
2023 U.S. Amateur, Cherry Hills C.C., Cherry Hills Village (Nick Dunlap)
CLUBS THAT HAVE HOSTED THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN, U.S. AMATEUR & U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
The Broadmoor is one of seven clubs to have hosted a U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur following the completion of the 2024 USGA competition schedule.
The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. – Women – 1995, 2011; Senior – 2008, 2018; Amateur – 1959, 1967
Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.: Women – 2005; Senior – 1993; Amateur – 1990, 2012, 2023
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.: Women – 1966, 1977; Senior – 1983; Amateur – 2006, 2024
Newport (R.I.) Country Club: Women – 2006; Senior – 2024; Amateur – 1895, 1995
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.: Women – 2014; Senior – 1994; Amateur – 1962, 2008, 2019
Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.: Women – 2009; Senior – 1992, 2000, 2022; Amateur - 1951
Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y.: Women – 1957, 1972; Senior – 1980; Amateur – 1940, 2004
LONGEST U.S. SENIOR OPEN COURSES
7,269 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., second round, Carmel, Ind., 2009
7,249 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), first round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
7,248 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), fourth round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
7,241 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., first round, Carmel, Ind., 2009
7,223 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., fourth round, Carmel, Ind., 2009
7,217 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), first round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
7,208 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., third round, Carmel, Ind., 2009
7,192 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), third round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
7,185 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), fourth round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
7,164 yards, Inverness Club, fourth round, Toledo, Ohio, 2011
7,156 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), third round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
LONGEST PAR 3s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY
250 yards, 5th, fourth round, Warren Course at Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., 2019
244 yards, 12th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
244 yards, 13th, third round, Newport (R.I.) C.C., 2024
241 yards, 13th, fourth round, Newport (R.I.) C.C., 2024
240 yards, 5th, first round, Warren Course at Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., 2019
240 yards, 3rd, second round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2021
239 yards, 12th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
238 yards, 12th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
237 yards, 14th, third round, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 2016
235 yards, 15th, second round, Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, 2011
235 yards, 3rd, third round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2021
LONGEST PAR 4s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY
559 yards, 17th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
545 yards, 17th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
545 yards, 17th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
538 yards, 17th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
532 yards, 17th, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
517 yards, 17th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
510 yards, 17th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008
503 yards, 10th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
502 yards, 10th, fourth round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013
502 yards, 10th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
LONGEST PAR 5s IN U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY
627 yards, 15th, third round, Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., 2015
623 yards, 12th, second round, Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa. 2022
619 yards, 12th, fourth round, Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa. 2022
608 yards, 7th, Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn., 1987
608 yards, 6th, Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio, 1996
608 yards, 3rd, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
608 yards, 3rd, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2018
608 yards, 12th, third round, Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa. 2022
604 yards, 15th, first round, Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., 2015
604 yards, 12th, first round, Saucon Valley C.C. (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa. 2022
603 yards, 16th, first round, Newport (R.I.) C.C., 2024
WINNERS OF U.S. OPEN AND U.S. SENIOR OPEN
Arnold Palmer (1960 U.S. Open; 1981 U.S. Senior Open)
Billy Casper (1959, 1966 U.S. Open; 1983 U.S. Senior Open)
Gary Player (1965 U.S. Open; 1987, 1988 U.S. Senior Open)
Orville Moody (1969 U.S. Open; 1989 U.S. Senior Open)
Lee Trevino (1968, 1971 U.S. Open: 1990 U.S. Senior Open)
Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 U.S. Open; 1991, 1993 U.S. Senior Open)
Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990 U.S. Open; 1998, 2000 U.S. Senior Open)
Jim Furyk (2003 U.S. Open: 2021 U.S. Senior Open)
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE SENIOR OPEN
Richard Bland – the last international winner (2024)
Allen Doyle – the last to defend title successfully (2006)
Richard Bland – the last to win on his first attempt (2024)
David Toms – the last to win on his second attempt (2018)
Olin Browne – the last start-to-finish winner with no ties (2011)
Hale Irwin – the last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (1998)
Gary Player – the last winner without a round in the 60s (1988)
Richard Bland – the last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2024)
Gene Sauers – the last defending champion to miss the cut (2017)
Don Pooley – the last winner to come through qualifying (2002)
U.S. SENIOR OPEN FUTURE SITES
July 2-5, 2026: Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
July 1-4, 2027: Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla.
June 29-July 2, 2028: Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind.
2029: Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan.
2030: Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif.
2032: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa.
2033: Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club
2038: Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J.
2042: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pa.
CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
The U.S. Senior Open, first contested in 1980, is a relatively new national championship when compared with others conducted by the USGA. Yet the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy is actually the oldest among the USGA’s championship trophies.
On Sept. 24, 1894, the Tuxedo Club of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., invited three other clubs to compete in the first American interclub tournament. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Saint Andrew’s Golf Club and The Country Club agreed to the challenge. While there is still some dispute as to which team won, The Country Club, consisting of H.C. Leeds, Laurence Curtis, Robert Bacon and W.B. Thomas, returned home with the trophy. The sterling silver, hourglass-shaped cup remained in the club’s possession until the mid-1950s, when it was given to the USGA for exhibition.
In June 1980, with the USGA preparing for the first U.S. Senior Open, The Country Club suggested that the trophy be used as the formal award for the championship. The cup was presented “by The Country Club and Golfers of Massachusetts,” and formally dedicated as the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy. Roberto De Vicenzo received it at Winged Foot Golf Club as the inaugural champion. A replica of the trophy, complete with engraving of the 1894 Brookline team, was produced by the USGA in 1997 and awarded to Graham Marsh at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club. The original was then given its second and final retirement.
The original Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy is on display at the USGA Museum in Liberty Corner, N.J.
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