Fourth and fifth U.S. Senior Opens headed to The Broadmoor as USGA awards 2031 and ’37 championships to Colorado Springs resort, which will become the first 4-time host; ‘Great news,’ Els says
By Gary Baines – 6/24/2025
COLORADO SPRINGS — This week, The Broadmoor is serving as the home of the U.S. Senior Open. In a bigger sense though, it’s become “The Home” of this championship.
On Tuesday, the USGA announced that the resort’s East Course will host not only the U.S. Senior Open in 2031 — as has been reported for years as an expected move — but also in 2037.
That will mean five U.S. Senior Opens from 2008 through 2037 for The Broadmoor. Barring the unforeseen, no other course as of 2037 will have hosted the championship as many times or more. Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa., has hosted three and is scheduled to be the home for USSOs in 2032 and ’42, which would give the club five at that point — five years after The Broadmoor’s fifth.
In any case, The Broadmoor is scheduled to become the first to host the U.S. Senior Open four times.
“I think it’s great” that The Broadmoor in some ways is becoming synonymous with the U.S. Senior Open,” said Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Russ Miller, the longtime director of golf at The Broadmoor. “Obviously, we’d love to have the U.S. Open and just can’t because of (course) length and logistical reasons. To be in the rota for the Senior Open was our goal going back a long time. And now it’s going to happen.”
Overall, 2031 and ’37 will mark the 10th and 11th USGA championships, respectively, at The Broadmoor.
“Pencil me in for ’31,” two-time U.S. Open champion Ernie Els said with a smile on Tuesday morning. “That’s great news. Everything about this resort is fantastic. I’ve brought most of my family here (this week). It feels like a bit of a holiday for all of us.
“This is what the senior tour is all about. Playing golf at the highest level, but enjoying yourself.”
If Cherry Hills Country Club doesn’t host another USGA championship before ’37, this announcement would make The Broadmoor the host site for more USGA championships in Colorado than any other. Cherry Hills has been home to 10 of them.
For Colorado overall, 2037 will mark the sixth U.S. Senior Open as Cherry Hills hosted the event in 1993, when Jack Nicklaus won. This week’s USSO, which starts on Thursday, will be the 36th USGA championship held in the Centennial State.
“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,” USGA chief championships officer John Bodenhamer said in Tuesday’s release. “It matters where a player wins their USGA championship and the list of winners here at The Broadmoor exemplifies the greatness of this venue.”
Indeed, USGA champions at The Broadmoor include Nicklaus (1959 U.S. Amateur, which marked the first of his eight USGA titles) and fellow World Golf Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam (1995 U.S. Women’s Open) and Juli Inkster (1982 U.S. Women’s Amateur).
“To have that relationship with the USGA says a lot about our partnership,” Miller said. “We’re thrilled to have them back and I hope they’re thrilled to come back here.
“It’s a perfect venue for the Senior Open we think. The players love it staying here. The city and the state supports it. We’re excited it’s coming back.”
The previous U.S. Senior Opens held at The Broadmoor have produced winners Eduardo Romero (2008) and David Toms (2018). Toms has won 13 times on the PGA Tour and four times on PGA Tour Champions, while Romero, who passed away in 2022, claimed five titles on the senior circuit.
“The Broadmoor is honored to be selected as the site for the 2031 and 2037 U.S. Senior Open Championships,” resort president and CEO Jack Damioli said. “… We are delighted to be able to continue this longstanding relationship with the USGA and look forward to an exciting future.”
Even though Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Brandt Jobe doesn’t anticipate being able to compete in the 2031 or ’37 events, he’s happy to see another couple big-time golf events coming to the Centennial State.
“It’s great for Colorado,” he said. “Having these events is obviously very important to all our golf calendars. I think getting to see Castle Pines have the BMW (Championship in 2024) was huge. Cherry Hills having the (2023) U.S. Amateur (also). I think that kind of keeps us relevant in the golf world.”
About the Writer: Gary Baines has covered golf in Colorado continuously since 1983. He was a sports writer at the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder, then the sports editor there, and has written regularly for ColoradoGolf.org since 2009. The University of Colorado Evans Scholar alum was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2022. He owns and operates ColoradoGolfJournal.com