Eisenhower Golf Club

The Silver Course at Eisenhower Golf Club sits on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, occupying terrain at approximately 6,900 feet elevation along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Frank Hummel designed the course, which opened in 1959 as part of the Academy's athletic facilities. The layout serves cadets, military personnel, and authorized guests, functioning as both a training ground and recreational amenity within the military installation. The course plays across rolling, high-altitude terrain characteristic of the Colorado Springs area, with views extending toward the Academy's distinctive Cadet Chapel and surrounding peaks. Ponderosa pines and scrub oak frame many holes, while elevation changes and the thin mountain air affect distance and shot-making throughout the round. The routing incorporates natural contours and drainage patterns typical of foothill topography, with fairways that often play firm and fast during the region's dry seasons. As one of two courses at Eisenhower Golf Club (alongside the Blue Course), the Silver Course represents mid-century military golf design, built during an era when many service academies expanded their athletic infrastructure. The course reflects practical design principles suited to high-volume play and varied skill levels, accommodating both competitive cadet golf and recreational rounds. Its setting within the Academy grounds gives it a distinctive institutional character, with the surrounding military landscape and mountain backdrop providing context that distinguishes it from civilian courses in the Colorado Springs area.