Cherry Hills Nation Club, Show map of the United States, LocationCherry Hills Village, Colorado, U.S.Elevation5,300 feet (1,615 m)Established1922, 99 years back, Typeprivate, Total holes27Website72Length7,348 lawns (6,719 m)74. 7139 27Length665 yards (608 m) Entrance on University Boulevard. Cherry Hills Nation Club is a personal nation club in the western United States, situated in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver.
The nine-hole course is called the Rip Arnold Course, called for the club's head professional from 1939 to 1962. It hosts a pro-member invitational event every September called for Warren Smith, the head pro from 1963 to 1991. A bas relief of Smith, the PGA of America's Golf Expert of the Year in 1973, is near the tenth tee.
The par-72 course steps 7,348 yards (6,719 m) from the member back tees, and now encompasses 7,466 backyards (6,827 m) at par-71 for champions. The course plays much shorter since its typical elevation goes beyond 5,300 feet (1,615 m) above water level. A considerable repair by kept in mind designer Tom Doak was carried out during 2008 and opened for play in spring 2009.
In addition, several initial bunkers that had actually been gotten rid of for many years were brought back, bringing the course more in-line with William Flynn's initial design. https://golffromhome.com [modify] Year Tournament Winner Winner'sshare ($) 1,000 1,100 14,400 1976 Lewis Oehmig 0 (3) 45,000 1983 0 (2) 125,000 1990 0 1993 135,330 560,000 2012 U.S.
USGA championships [edit] Cherry Hills has hosted 7 United States Golf Association (USGA) championships, consisting of the U.S. Open in 1938, 1960, and 1978. It hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1990, won by Phil Mickelson. The U.S. Senior Citizen Open was won by Jack Nicklaus in 1993, and Birdie Kim won the U.S.
The U.S. Amateur returned to the club in 2012 and was won by Steven Fox. U.S. Open [edit] The first of the 3 U.S. Opens at Cherry Hills in 1938 was won by defending champ Ralph Guldahl. He shot an even-par 284, six strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz. In 1960, Arnold Palmer won with 280 (4 ), two strokes ahead of the runner-up, amateur Jack Nicklaus.