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Description
Cherry Hills Country Clubis a private
country club
in the
western
United States
, located in
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
, a
suburb
south of
Denver
.
Founded 96 years ago in 1922 and designed by
William Flynn
,
[3]
the club features a championship 18-hole golf course, a 9-hole par three course, eight tennis courts, and a lap pool. The nine-hole course is called the Rip Arnold Course, named for the club's head professional from 1939 to 1962. It hosts a pro-member invitational event every September named for
Warren Smith
, the head pro from 1963 to 1991. A
bas relief
of Smith, the
PGA of America
's Golf Professional of the Year in 1973, is near the tenth tee.
In 2005, Cherry Hills completed a million renovation on its club house facilities.
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citation needed
]
The club's signature colors are cherry red and white.
Notable tournaments
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]
Year
Tournament
Winner
Winner's
share (
$
)
1938
U.S. Open
Ralph Guldahl
1,000
1941
PGA Championship
Vic Ghezzi
1,100
1960
U.S. Open
Arnold Palmer
14,400
1976
U.S. Senior Amateur
Lewis Oehmig
0
1978
U.S. Open
(3)
Andy North
45,000
1983
U.S. Mid-Amateur
Jay Sigel
0
1985
PGA Championship
(2)
Hubert Green
125,000
1990
U.S. Amateur
Phil Mickelson
0
1993
U.S. Senior Open
Jack Nicklaus
135,330
2005
U.S. Women's Open
Birdie Kim
560,000
2012
U.S. Amateur
(2)
Steven Fox
0
2014
BMW Championship
Billy Horschel
1,440,00