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Columbine Country Club is a country club

Country club

A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...

located in Columbine Valley, Colorado

Columbine Valley, Colorado

The town of Columbine Valley is a Statutory Town located in West Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Columbine Valley is located at ....

. The club was established in 1955, and has an 18 hole Championship course which was designed by Henry Hughes

Henry Hughes

Henry Hughes may refer to:* H. Stuart Hughes , American historian, professor, and activist* Henry Hughes, 19th century British locomotive builder, see Brush Traction* Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, British politician and field marshal...

, and a 9 hole course. The Championship course hosted the PGA Championship

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

in 1967

1967 PGA Championship

The 1967 PGA Championship was the 49th PGA Championship played July 20–24 at Columbine Country Club in Columbine Valley, Colorado. Don January won the championship in an 18-hole playoff over Don Massengale .-Final leaderboard:...

, which Don January

Don January

Donald Ray January is an American professional golfer.January was born in Plainview, Texas, and graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas...

won.

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