Ironbridge Golf Club - Colorado, U.S.A.

Ironbridge Golf Club is located outside Glenwood Springs, 45 miles north of Aspen, near the Roaring Fork River. The course takes its name from the Hardwick Bridge, an old trellised iron bridge that crosses the river. Designed by Arthur Hills and opened in May of 2003, four of the holes-the 10th through 13th-swoop through the rust-colored mountains. The 12th drops 200 feet from tee to green with views of Mount Sopris and Five Mile Mountain. Several of the holes on the front nine are laid out on what had previously been a nine-hole Course and the 14th through 18th holes stretch across the old Rose Ranch.

Cherry Hills Country Club - Colorado, U.S.A.

Cherry Hills Country Club is a traditional and elegant parkland course outside Denver. Opened in 1923, it was designed by William Flynn, the Philadelphia architect of the golden era whose portfolio includes Shinnecock Hills and the Cascades Course in West Virginia. More than any other course, Cherry Hills is associated with the stardom of Arnold Palmer. It was here in the final round of the 1960 U.S. Open that Palmer famously drove the green on the 346-yard first hole for an easy birdie, and kept on making birdies for a 30 on the front nine. Eventually, Palmer passed 14 golfers who were ahead of him going into the last round to win the championship. The 1960 Open was also a crossroads in golf history, marking the emergence of a young Jack Nicklaus, who finished second as an amateur, and the last hurrah of an aging Ben Hogan, who was in contention until he found the water that rings the island green of the par-five 17th hole. The u.s. Open was last held at Cherry Hills in 1978, when Andy North was the victor.