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PHOTOS: Tour Colonial Country Club, host of the Charles Schwab Challenge

April 17, 2020

The golf course, Corey Pavin once said, “makes you feel good.” Though, according to Ben Hogan, “a straight ball will get you in more trouble at Colonial than any course I know.”

Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, can both make you soft and harden you – and professional golf will need both following a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Colonial, the PGA Tour said Thursday, will host the Charles Schwab Challenge on June 11-14, the first tournament since events were either canceled or postponed following the first round of the Players Championship in mid-March. Founded in 1936, the course plays to a par of 70 and stretches across 7,209 yards. It hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, and past champions include Ben Hogan, who won at Colonial five times; Jack Nicklaus; Arnold Palmer; and Phil Mickelson.

“It’s one of the great golf courses of the world,” Curtis Strange once said, according to the Charles Schwab Challenge’s website. “Why can’t they build them like this today? This is one of those tournaments that, to me, is in the upper echelon. I could play this course every day for the rest of my life.”

Photos of Colonial Country Club:

Kevin Na tees off on the first hole during last year’s tournament.
Kevin Na tees off on the first hole during last year’s tournament.
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Bryson DeChambeau on the fourth tee during last year’s tournament.
Bryson DeChambeau on the fourth tee during last year’s tournament.
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Brooks Koepka tees off on the sixth hole during the 2018 tournament.
Brooks Koepka tees off on the sixth hole during the 2018 tournament.
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Jonas Blixt tees off on the ninth hole during last year’s tournament.
Jonas Blixt tees off on the ninth hole during last year’s tournament.
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The ninth green during the 2018 tournament.
The ninth green during the 2018 tournament.
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Max Homa tees off on the 10th hole during last year’s tournament.
Max Homa tees off on the 10th hole during last year’s tournament.
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The 13th hole during last year’s tournament.
The 13th hole during last year’s tournament.
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The 16th hole during last year’s tournament.
The 16th hole during last year’s tournament.
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Kevin Na tees off on the 17th hole during last year’s tournament.
Kevin Na tees off on the 17th hole during last year’s tournament.
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The 18th green during last year’s tournament.
The 18th green during last year’s tournament.
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