gold mining tycoon and local philanthropist Spencer Penrose built the Cheyenne Mountain tomb that would receive his ashes two years later. Curiously, Penrose named it the "Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun" in honor of the homespun humorist. Rogers was a close friend of Penrose and died while the tomb was being constructed.
Rogers and Penrose can giggle together from the heavens as players making their way around The Broadmoor's East Course, even those in the U.S. Senior Open, try to figure out those confounded greens.
Here's a hint: Everything breaks away from the shrine.
"Jack Nicklaus once said of this place, 'You can hit 17 greens out here and still end up shooting 82 all day long,' " said Senior Open qualifier Dave Delich, a former Colorado College hockey star who has played Broadmoor East since 1975 and still finds the greens a challenge. more
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