Cherry Hills Country Club
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| Club information | |
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| Location | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, U.S. |
| Established | 1922 |
| Type | private |
| Total holes | 27 |
| Tournaments hosted | 2014 BMW Championship 2012 U.S. Amateur 2005 U.S. Women's Open 1993 U.S. Senior Open 1990 U.S. Amateur 1985 PGA Championship 1978 U.S. Open 1976 U.S. Senior Amateur 1960 U.S. Open 1941 PGA Championship 1938 U.S. Open |
| Website | chcc.com |
| Championship Golf Course | |
| Designed by | William Flynn |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,348 yards (6,719 m) |
| Course rating | 74.7 |
| Slope rating | 139 |
| Rip Arnold Course (par 3) | |
| Designed by | William Flynn |
| Par | 27 |
| Length | 665 yards (608 m) |
 The club entrance on University Boulevard. |
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Cherry Hills Country Club is a private country club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. The club was founded in 1922 and designed by William Flynn. 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 man who was the club's head golf professional from 1939 to 1962. The club hosts a Pro-Member Invitational every September named for Warren Smith, head professional at Cherry Hills from 1963 to 1991. A bas relief of Smith, who was honored as the PGA of America's Golf Professional of the Year in 1973, now sits near the 10th tee at the course. The par-72 golf course measures 7,348 yards (6,719 m) from the member back tees, and now extends to 7,466 yards (6,827 m) at par-71 for championships. However, the course plays much shorter because the average elevation of the course exceeds 5,300 feet (1,620 m) above sea level. In 2005, Cherry Hills completed a $12 million renovation on its club house facilities. As of 2006, the membership fee is $95,000. The club's signature colors are cherry red and white.
Cherry Hills has hosted seven United States Golf Association (USGA) championships, including the U.S. Open in 1938, 1960, and 1978. It hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1990, won by Phil Mickelson. The 1993 U.S. Senior Open was won by Jack Nicklaus, and Birdie Kim won the 2005 U.S. Women's Open, holing out from a greenside bunker on the final hole. The U.S. Amateur returned to the club in 2012 and was won by Steven Fox.
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