Cherry Hills — One of America’s most historic golf courses 
HISTORY
Cherry Hills was founded in 1922 on 272 acres 
south of Denver, Colorado and designed by 
renowned course architect William Flynn. 
In 1938, the United States Golf Association 
awarded Cherry Hills the U.S. Open, the first 
time the tournament was held west of the 
Mississippi River. Since then, the course has 
hosted 14 different national championships 
including the U.S. Amateur in 2023.
Cherry Hills is the site of one of the most famous 
opening shots and monumental rounds in 
championship golf history when Arnold Palmer 
drove the first green in the final round of the 
1960 U.S. Open and made birdie on his way to 
a final round 65 to win. 
Cherry Hills is the only course in the U.S., other 
than Augusta National, where Arnold Palmer and 
Jack Nicklaus both won a major championship.
1938 U.S. Open — Ralph Guldahl
1941 PGA Championship — Vic Ghezzi
1950 Women’s Western Open — Babe Zaharias
1960 U.S. Open — Arnold Palmer
1976 USGA Senior Amateur — Lewis W. Oehmig
1978 U.S. Open — Andy North
1983 US Mid-Amateur — Jay Sigel
1985 PGA Championship — Hubert Green
1990 U.S. Amateur — Phil Mickelson
1993 U.S. Senior Open — Jack Nicklaus
2005 U.S. Women’s Open — Birdie Kim
2009 Arnold Palmer Cup — Team Europe 
2012 U.S. Amateur — Steven Fox
2014 BMW Championship — Billy Horschel
2023 U.S. Amateur — Nick Dunlap
2027 Arnold Palmer Cup — TBD

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