Columbine Country Club is a premier private country club, located in

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, a southern suburb minutes away from downtown

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. Established in 1955, the club and property is home to an 18-hole championship course originally designed by Henry Hughes, a links-style 9-hole par three course designed by von Hagge, Smelak, & Baril, seven tennis courts, and a family pool complex. In 1967, Columbine was chosen to host the

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, where Don January beat out legends of the game Arnold Palmer and

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to win the 49th edition of the major championship event. In 2020 the par-72 golf course measures 7,427 yards from the championship tees. In 2018, the club hired nationally recognized architect Rees Jones and co-designer Greg Muirhead to redesign and renovate the golf course. In 2017, Columbine Country Club completed a $20-million 45,000 square foot construction of its new clubhouse facilities.

1967 PGA Championship

The

1967 PGA Championship The 1967 PGA Championship was the 49th PGA Championship, played July 20–24 at Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, Colorado, a suburb south of Denver. Don January won his only major title in an 18-hole playoff over Don Massengale (69-7 ...

was the 49th edition of this major, staged by the PGA of America. * Winner: Don January, 281 * Where it was played: Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley,

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* Tournament dates: July 20–24, 1967 * Leader after first round:

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, 66 * Leader after second round: Tommy Aaron, 135 * Leader after third round: Dan Sikes, 209 Notable Notes: The last 18-hole playoff to take play in a

happened here, and it was Don January who emerged the winner. January and

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tied for the 72-hole lead at 281, one stroke better than

and third-round leader Dan Sikes. In the playoff, January won by two strokes with a 69. It was January's only win in a major (he lost the 1961 PGA Championship in a playoff).

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