39th U.S. – FACT SHEET

June 28-July 1, 2018, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo.

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PAR AND YARDAGE The Broadmoor’s East Course will be set up at 7,264 yards and will play to a of 36-34—70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.

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 Yards 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 Yards 501 478 240 493 427 459 180 545 433 3,756

ARCHITECT 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 two other courses, the West and the Mountain, and the resort’s landmark hotel, a 700- room, 18-restaurant facility located on the edge of Cheyenne Lake.

COURSE RATING Based on the course setup for the championship, the USGA Course Rating™ is 73.8 and the Slope Rating® is 141.

WHO CAN ENTER The championship is open to any professional or amateur golfer who is 50 years of age or older as of June 28, 2018. An amateur is eligible with a Index® not exceeding 3.4.

ENTRIES The USGA accepted 2,680 entries for the 2017 U.S. Senior Open. Entries were filed by golfers in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 25 foreign countries. The record number of entries is 3,101 in 2002.

SECTIONAL QUALIFYING Sectional qualifying, played over 18 holes, will be conducted at 34 sites around the country between May 21-June 11. The sectional qualifying sites are located in 26 states, including five in California, three in Florida and two in Pennsylvania and Texas.

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 are scheduled each day from Thursday, June 28, through Sunday, July 1. In the case of a tie after 72 holes, a three-hole aggregate will commence immediately after the conclusion of the fourth round.

2017 CHAMPION played a bogey-free final round of 2-under-par 68 and finished with a string of 12 consecutive pars to win his second U.S. Senior Open title. Perry followed up his opening birdie with four straight pars and his only other birdie of the day, on the par-5 sixth hole at Salem Country Club. By that point, he held a two-stroke lead on Kirk Triplett, which would grow to four by the turn after Triplett made his third and fourth bogeys of the day. Triplett, the 54-hole leader, had made only two bogeys in the first three rounds combined as he built a championship record 15-under total of 195. Perry became the sixth multiple champion of the U.S. Senior Open, and the first winner since in 2010 at Sahalee Country Club to play a bogey-free final round. His total of 264 (16 under par) bettered by three strokes the championship scoring mark of 267, set by in 2000 at Saucon Valley in Bethlehem, Pa., and matched by Perry in 2013 when he won at Omaha (Neb.) Country Club. PURSE The 2017 purse was $4 million; the winner earned $720,000.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE The 2018 U.S. Senior Open will receive at least 21 hours of live network coverage. Beginning in 2018, Rolex will be the exclusive presenting partner of coverage for eight USGA championships, including the U.S. Senior Open. Rolex’s commitment will allow an uninterrupted broadcast of these championships, providing fans hours of continuous live action.

Date Network Program Time (Local/MDT) June 27 FS2 Wednesday at the U.S. Senior Open 10-11 a.m. June 28 FS1 First Round 2-7 p.m. June 29 FS1 Second Round 1:30-6:30 p.m. June 30 FS1 Third Round 2-7 p.m. July 1 FS1 Fourth Round 2-7 p.m.

LIVE STREAMING COVERAGE The U.S. Senior Open will receive at least 24 hours of live streaming coverage on the usga.org channel.

Date Channel Program Time (Local/MDT) June 28 usga.org First Round, full coverage 10 a.m.-noon First Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. June 29 usga.org Second Round, full coverage 9:30-11:30 a.m. Second Round, featured group 1:30-6:30 p.m. June 30 usga.org Third Round, featured group 2-7 p.m. July 1 usga.org Fourth Round, featured group 2-7 p.m.

CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS The USGA’s Celebration of Champions is a four-hole public exhibition honoring the winners of all 2017 USGA championships and celebrating their distinguished achievements in the game of . The exhibition will pair 2017 champions as two-player mixed teams, and will be held on Tuesday, June 12, during the week of the 118th U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, N.Y.

FS1 will broadcast the (alternate-shot) exhibition, which will feature amateurs and professionals from multiple generations and all walks of life playing holes 10-13. The 4:45 p.m. EDT event will be open to all fans attending Tuesday’s U.S. Open practice round.

TICKETS Tickets for the 2018 U.S. Senior Open Championship are available for purchase at 2018ussenioropen.com. Various packages are available. Championship round individual gallery tickets are $50, while practice round tickets are $25.

HISTORY This is the 39th U.S. Senior Open Championship. The first 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.

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 five two-time winners: (1987, 1988), (1991, 1993), Hale Irwin (1998, 2000), (2005, 2006) and Kenny Perry (2013, 2017). Doyle became the championship’s oldest winner in 2006 at the age of 57 years, 11 months, 14 days.

The youngest champion is , who won in 1986 at the age of 50 years, 3 months, 24 days.

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE BROADMOOR This will be the second U.S. Senior Open Championship and the eighth USGA championship to be conducted at The Broadmoor.

The Broadmoor’s East Course was the site of the 2008 U.S. Senior Open, when Eduardo Romero became the second Argentinean to win the Senior Open, joining 1980 champion . Romero finished at 6- under-par 274, including a third-round 65, to post a four-stroke victory over .

In 1959, Jack Nicklaus defeated , 1 up, to win the first of his two U.S. Amateur Championships. 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 Broadmoor’s East Course also hosted the 1962 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.

In 1967, The Broadmoor’s West Course hosted the U.S. Amateur and Robert B. Dickson edged by one shot when the championship was conducted in an all-stroke play format. In 1982, the resort’s South Course (now 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)

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 : Charlie Yates d. Rodney Bliss, 5 and 3 1941 Western Amateur: d. , 3 and 2 1927 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: 1930 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Robert McCray 1933 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Gus Moreland 1939 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Chic Harbert 1949 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Charles Coe 1964 Trans-Mississippi Amateur: Wright Garrett

USGA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN COLORADO This will be the 32nd USGA championship played in Colorado and the third U.S. Senior Open contested in the state. In 1993, Jack Nicklaus won the second of his two U.S. Senior Opens with a one-stroke victory at Cherry Hills Country Club. In 2008, Eduardo Romero became the second Argentinean to win the U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor’s East Course.

U.S. SENIOR OPENS IN COLORADO 1993: Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood (Jack Nicklaus by one stroke over , 278-279) 2008: The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs (Eduardo Romero by four strokes over Fred Funk, 274- 278)

CLUBS THAT HAVE HOSTED THE U.S. SENIOR OPEN, U.S. AMATEUR & U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN The Broadmoor is one of six clubs to have hosted a U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Amateur following the completion of the 2017 USGA competition schedule.

The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. – Women – 1995, 2011; Senior – 2008; Amateur – 1959, 1967 Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.: Women – 2005; Senior – 1993; Amateur – 1990, 2012 Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minn.: Women – 1966, 1977; Senior – 1983; Amateur – 2006 & Country Club, Village of Pinehurst, N.C.: Women – 2014; Senior – 1994; Amateur – 1962, 2008 Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, Pa.: Women – 2009; Senior – 1992, 2000; Amateur - 1951 , 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 7,248 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 7,164 yards, , fourth round, Toledo, Ohio, 2011 7,147 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), second round, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 7,098 yards, Scioto C.C., third round, Columbus, Ohio, 2016

LONGEST PAR 3s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 244 yards, 12th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 239 yards, 12th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 237 yards, 14th, third round, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 2016 235 yards, 15th, second round, Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio, 2011 234 yards, 17th, fourth round, Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif., 2015 233 yards, 14th, second round, Scioto C.C, Columbus, Ohio, 2016 231 yards, 3rd, third round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013 231 yards, 16th, fourth round, at Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013

LONGEST PAR 4s in U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 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 510 yards, 17th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 502 yards, 10th, fourth round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013

501 yards, 10th, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards, 10th, second round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards, 10th, third round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards, 10th, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 501 yards, 10th, third round, Omaha (Neb.) C.C., 2013 499 yards, 17th, first round, Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass., 2017 498 yards, 8th, Scioto C.C., Columbus, Ohio, 2016

LONGEST PAR 5s IN U.S. SENIOR OPEN HISTORY 627 yards, 15th, third round, Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, Calif., 2015 608 yards, 7th, Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn., 1987 608 yards, 6th, Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio, 1996 604 yards, 15th, first round, Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., 2015 601 yards, 3rd, first round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 601 yards, 3rd, fourth round, The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo., 2008 600 yards, 5th, second round, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind., 2009 600 yards, 5th, fourth round, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Ind., 2009 600 yards, 14th, first round, Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla., 2014

U.S. SENIOR OPEN – PAR-70 COURSES (11) Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (1981, 1991) , Rochester, N.Y. (1984) Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club (1997) Salem Country Club, Peabody, Mass. (2001, 2017) Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan. (2006) The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. (2008, 2018) Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Wash. (2010) Indianwood Golf & Country Club (Old Course), Lake Orion, Mich. (2012) Omaha (Neb.) Country Club (2013) Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif. (2015) , Columbus, Ohio (2016)

WINNERS OF U.S. OPEN AND U.S. SENIOR OPEN (1959, 1966 U.S. Open; 1983 U.S. Senior Open) Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990 U.S. Open; 1998, 2000 U.S. Senior Open) (1969 U.S. Open; 1989 U.S. Senior Open) Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 U.S. Open; 1991, 1993 U.S. Senior Open) (1960 U.S. Open; 1981 U.S. Senior Open) Gary Player (1965 U.S. Open; 1987, 1988 U.S. Senior Open) (1968, 1971 U.S. Open: 1990 U.S. Senior Open)

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT THE SENIOR OPEN – the last international winner (2014) Allen Doyle – the last to defend title successfully (2006) – the last to win on his first attempt (2012) – the last to win on his second attempt (2015) – 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) Kenny Perry – the last winner with all rounds in the 60s (2017) – the last defending champion to miss the cut (2017) – the last winner to come through sectional qualifying (2002)

FUTURE SITES June 27-30, 2019: The Warren at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. June 25-28, 2020: Newport (R.I.) Country Club July 8-11, 2021: Omaha (Neb.) Country Club June 23-26, 2022: Saucon Valley Country Club, 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 U.S. Senior Open 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 agreed to the challenge. While there is still some dispute as to which team won, The Country Club team, 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 at Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club. The original was then given its second and final retirement.

The original U.S. Senior Open Trophy is on display at the USGA Museum in Far Hills, N.J.

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