CASTLE PINES, Colo. — It’s been 18 years since Castle Pines Golf Club hosted the PGA Tour. Many are saying it’s 18 years too long.
The 2024 BMW Championship teed off about 30 miles south of Denver on Thursday morning with a field of 50 golfers in the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Of those 50, only Jason Day played in the 2006 International, the last time the Tour was here. Day was an 18-year-old making just his fourth start. The only other returnee is Adam Scott, who played in the 2000 International, which was his very first PGA Tour start.
A scan of the 2006 leaderboard shows Dean Wilson claiminig a playoff win over Tom Lehman. It was Wilson’s lone PGA Tour win. Others to claim victory during the tournament’s 21-year run include Davis Love III (twice), Phil Mickelson (twice), Retief Goosen, Rich Beem, Ernie Els, Jose Maria Olazabal and Greg Norman.
There’s no timetable for the BMW to return to this scenic venue. The next three BMWs are scheduled out, but with this event – dating to 1899 which makes it the oldest event on the PGA Tour – does move each year so it might be back someday.
Take a trip down memory lane at the 2006 International.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Photos: A look back at the 2006 International, the last time the PGA Tour visited Castle Pines
