Paula Creamer on the Price is Right! Click here to see her special showcase!
Morgan Pressel tells her story on the Golf Channel. Watch her video here.
Fort Carson soldiers team to beat pro on US Women's Open practice day
July 04, 2011 7:08 PM BRIAN GOMEZ THE GAZETTE
Just more than a year ago, Jason Mazzella was withering in pain in Afghanistan, clinging to hope that he would survive a rocket attack that pierced his body with loads of shrapnel.
On Monday, he was engaged in a different kind of battle with his Fort Carson comrades, hammering drives and sinking putts in a fight against a budding star on the LPGA Tour.
U.S. Open volunteers get oriented
Posted: Jun 11, 2011 11:46 AM by Anya Lipski Winslow
Volunteers for the 2011 Women's Open come to get their training at the Broadmoor today for the July event.
They picked up their credentials and got the scoop on what the need to know in order to lend a helping hand for the popular event.
Mallory Blackwelder barely survives Open qualifying at The Broadmoor
By Irv Moss The Denver Post Posted: 06/06/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT
A long day on the golf course and perhaps what seemed like a longer wait afterward proved worthwhile for Mallory Blackwelder in Sunday's qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor. Blackwelder, from Versailles, Ky., shot a 14-over-par 156 over 36 holes, good enough to claim the third and final qualifying spot by one stroke. She will play in her first U.S. Open, to be held July 7-10 on the same Broadmoor East Course.
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Residents happy U.S. Women's Open officials plan to use 2008 traffic plan
May 26, 2011 9:17 PM JOE PAISLEY THE GAZETTE
U.S. Women’s Open organizers didn’t try to mend what wasn’t broken when it came to planning parking and traffic.
Officials stressed that they would use the same plan that residents and officials said worked so well during the 2008 U.S. Senior Open. And that had the few residents on hand for a meeting at The Broadmoor hotel’s Colorado Hall feeling pretty good about how their neighborhood would be affected during the professional golf tournament July 4-10.
Paula Creamer attends The Broadmoor for Media Day
Read the relating stories from the links below:
Gazette: http://www.gazette.com/sports/creamer-118673-miller-douglas.html
Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_18133144
Pueblo Chieftain: http://www.chieftain.com/sports/local/defending-champ-has-sky-high-hopes/article_9c36565e-8697-11e0-b0e9-001cc4c03286.html
USGA Accepts 1,295 Entries For 2011 U.S. Women's Open
82 golfers, including defending champion Paula Creamer, currently exempt
By USGA -
May 5, 2011
Far Hills, N.J. – The United States Golf Association has accepted 1,295 entries for the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, to be played July 7-10 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 1,295 entries is one shy of the record 1,296 received by the Association for the 2010 championship. It is the eighth consecutive year the number of entries for the championship has surpassed 1,000.
LPGA Has Rich History in Colorado
With U.S. Women’s Open at Broadmoor approaching, Tour ratings looking up
By Gary Baines - April 21, 2011
If the folks who are running this summer’s U.S. Women’s Open in Colorado Springs are believers in history repeating itself, they must be salivating about what could be in store at the Broadmoor in 2½ months.
Details being smoothed out as U.S. Women's Open nears
April 06, 2011 1:06 PM JOE PAISLEY THE GAZETTE
With less than three months to the start of the U.S. Women’s Open, the lessons learned from 2008 continue to aid this year’s efforts.
The Broadmoor hosted the 2008 U.S. Men’s Senior Open and has made some changes over the past year to ease the flow of players and fans around the course.
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T-minus 100 days and counting: U.S. Women's Open
March 26, 2011 3:59 PM MATT DORNEY THE GAZETTE
You’ve probably seen the ads, the billboards and the TV campaign. You will no doubt see and hear more in coming days, weeks and months.
Yes, the U.S. Women’s Open is coming. It was 100 days away Saturday.
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Broadmoor expects record crowd for U.S. Women's Open
January 06, 2011 2:43 PM BRIAN GOMEZ THE GAZETTE
Watch out, Cherry Hills. The Broadmoor is gunning to break your attendance record.
Ticket sales have been so strong for the U.S. Women’s Open, scheduled for July 7-10 on the famed East Course, tournament organizers predict the prestigious event could top the high-water mark of 131,000, set in 2005 at Cherry Hills Country Club outside Denver.
Two ticket packages, the $425 all-access Penrose Pass and the $150 weeklong, grounds-access Season Pass are sold out, and sales at www.2011uswomensopen.com remain brisk even after the holidays, with the cheapest option, the $45 daily grounds ticket, still available.
U.S. Women's Open Ticket Sales Strong
Click here to read the online version of the Colorado Springs Business Journal story about ticket sales for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open.
Creamer believes she Cann repeat
October 01, 2010 6:39 PM NEAL REID THE GAZETTE
If first impressions mean anything in the world of golf, reigning U.S. Women’s Open champion Paula Creamer could have a great week at the 2011 championship at The Broadmoor’s East Course. The 23-year-old was all smiles after playing two practice rounds Sept. 22-23 with her caddie, Colin Cann, while between tournaments.
Creamer used the two-day practice session to get acquainted with the site of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open July 7-10. The nine-time LPGA champion was impressed with the course and The Broadmoor’s ample amenities.
“I think it’s a great golf course,” said Creamer, who won her first major in July. “There’s a reason why this will be the seventh (U.S. Golf Association championship) here. It’s an awesome facility, the golf course is great and the people here are wonderful. They love golf and just love sports in general. It’s a beautiful place with all the great scenery. It’s perfect. It’s what you want.”
Annika Sorenstam To Serve As Honorary Chair
Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam has been named the honorary chair for the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, to be conducted at The Broadmoor, July 4-10. The Broadmoor was the site of Sorenstam’s first U.S. Women’s Open victory in front of a record-setting crowd in 1995.
"I am extremely honored to be able to serve in this role with the USGA," said Sorenstam. "The U.S. Women's Open is our premier championship and when I won at the Broadmoor in 1995, it was my first professional victory in the United States. Both the championship and the venue will always hold a special place in my heart and I look forward to going back.”
As honorary chair, Sorenstam will help promote the championship and appear at the ticket launch press conference in 2010. She will also host an exhibition during the week of the championship in which she will provide tips and demonstrate golf shots for spectators.
“We approached Annika to serve in this capacity because we wanted to honor her accomplishments at past USGA championships and her connection to the 1995 U.S. Women’s Open at The Broadmoor,” said Stephen Bartolin, Jr., president and CEO of The Broadmoor.
During her 15-year Hall of Fame career, Sorenstam rewrote the LPGA and Ladies European Tour record books, won countless awards, and changed the way women’s golf was played, viewed and covered. She has 89 worldwide victories, including 72 on the LPGA, 10 of which are major championships, including the 1995, 1996, and 2006 US Women’s Open titles. She earned a record eight Rolex LPGA Player-of-the-Year awards; a record-tying eight money list titles; six Vare Trophies for the lowest scoring average; was named Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year eight times and became the first player in LPGA history to cross the $22-million mark in earnings. She played on eight Solheim Cup teams and was inducted into the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame in 2003.
Sorenstam stepped away from professional golf after the 2008 season to focus on her family and the ANNIKA brand of businesses. These include the ANNIKA Academy, ANNIKA Financial Group, ANNIKA Course Design which currently has eight projects worldwide, the ANNIKA Collection of apparel with Cutter & Buck, signature high-end wines with Wente Vineyards, a fragrance with SA Fragrances, and an online retail shop, shopannika.com. In 2007 Sorenstam started the ANNIKA Foundation as a way to teach children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offer aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. In 2008, Sorenstam was named an Ambassador of the United States Golf Association, and in 2009, she was named a Global Ambassador by the International Golf Federation. In this role, Sorenstam supported the successful efforts to have golf added to the 2016 Olympic Games.
Local College Students Partner with the Women's Open
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Communications 320 class selected the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open at The Broadmoor to serve as the client for their fall term project. Students will work in groups to prepare a strategic public relations plan for the championship.
“This is an exciting and rare opportunity for UCCS public relations students to work closely with a major international sporting event and gain an understanding of real-world public relations issues” said Stephanie Blake, assistant professor of communication.
Students will spend an entire semester researching and learning about the U.S. Women’s Open. Each group will analyze Women’s Open previous communication efforts, avenues and plans, while gauging the efforts of current competitors. The students will present final public relations plans in December to the U.S. Women’s Open staff.
The 2011 U.S. Women’s Open Announces Championship General Chairmen
Please join us in welcoming Kris and Curtis Olson to the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The Olson’s have agreed to volunteer their time over the next two and a half years to serve as General Chairmen for the championship. During the 2008 U.S. Senior Open, Curtis and Kris served as Player Hospitality Committee chairmen. In their new role their responsibilities will include: serving as liaison between The Broadmoor and the USGA, acting as media spokespersons and providing leadership to the 33 committee chairs who will oversee more than 3,000 volunteers.
The Olson’s moved to Colorado Springs in 2001 from Austin, Texas. They are both mid- westerners and met at the University of Iowa. They have two children, Megan age 17 and Davis, 14. Kris and Curtis are both avid golfers. They were the 2006 Broadmoor Couples Champions and Kris was the President of the Broadmoor Ladies Golf Association in 2007. When they are not on the golf course, the Olson’s enjoy traveling and spending time with their family.
The U.S. Women's Open Returns to The Broadmoor in 2011
The Broadmoor has the privilege of hosting the 66th U.S. Women’s Open golf championship July 4 – 10, 2011. Conducted by the United States Golf Association, it is the most prestigious and coveted title in women’s golf. The top female golfers in the world will compete on The Broadmoor’s legendary East Course for the National Championship. The championship expects to draw more than 125,000 spectators, 500 world-wide media and more than 3,000 volunteers. Television coverage will be broadcast to more than 50 countries including live network coverage by NBC Sports. More info >