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“THE TEAM STRIVES TO BLEND THE AUTHENTIC AND HISTORIC ASPECTS WITH GREAT AESTHETICS FOR THE RESORT GUEST, IN A LAYOUT THAT ALSO WORKS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.” Top: The 2008 U.S. Senior Open. Above: 1929 Broadmoor Invitational. of Ross and have a consistent feel throughout all 18 holes. The bunker- ing is slightly different than that of the East Course in that the sand is slightly raised on the green side of the bun- kers rather than flat throughout as they are on the East Course. “The upper holes on the course— numbers 7 to 14—are the Jones holes and even though some of the greens are a little larger than the Ross greens, the features of mounding, fairway lines and large square tees are being restored to look the same. Some of the odd-shaped fairway bunkers are being changed or even removed to allow the golfer more room to drive the ball and to alleviate so many forced carries over bunkers on dogleg holes.” One of the first changes was to remove the waterfall and pond on the West Course’s opening hole, a 354-yard par four, and the green was moved left. This change also made way for The Broadmoor West Resi- dence homes. Hole 2 was reduced from a par five to a 435-yard par four with the tee box shifting left of the old location. It also changes the West Course from a Par 72 to 71, measur- ing 7,158 yards from the blue tees. Forse says two greens—1 and 16— have been rebuilt on the West Course. “Also, we are looking at the green on number 11. It is just too steep going from over the green back to the pond in front, so we are going to soften it.” No. 11 is a beauty. The par three 229-yarder drops 100 feet in eleva- tion, surrounded by trees and a lake front and left. The green is 30 yards deep and slants to the water. If you hit on the right side of the green you might get a good kick toward the pin, but you can also easily chip from the right and roll off the slick surface. Next, they removed fairway bunkers on 7 and 12, and rebuilt green-side bunkers on both sides. 52 The Broadmoor Magazine | 2011 • 2012 “We probably will make some tenth green adjustments, sliding the green farther from the existing green like on 11 because the trees are getting big- ger every year and shade is creating problems for greens,” Forse says. “The objective is to create more continuity in the Jones and Ross work favoring Ross. We think rebuilding greens on the East and West, going more to what Ross did originally is the truer identity of the courses. Mr. Jones’ greens were really good, but the ones we are changing to make Ross-like greens are very good.” Raising the Bar — Again Forse says he got a call out of the blue to join The Broadmoor’s golf team. “Fred Dickman knew I had been doing seminars on Ross’ work and also had worked on Ross golf courses,” he says. “I think it was a pioneering mo- ment when Spencer Penrose picked Ross to design the East Course. At that time, Ross was known more for his work in the midwest and just didn’t come out west. It’s pretty interesting that Penrose got Ross to come and set the standard for a new era in golf resorts,” Forse says. Restoration of the East and West Courses aims to fulfill many objectives. The team strives to blend the authentic and historic aspects with great aesthet- ics for the resort guest, in a layout that also works for championship golf. “Strategic design allows you to attack a layout many ways and that is significant,” Forse says. “And in the process, in our minds, the restora- tions have raised the stature of golf at The Broadmoor even higher.” Indeed, Mr. Forse. When one thinks of golf history and golf resort excellence around the world, The Broadmoor is among the top every time. The restoration efforts will only enhance that prominent stature.