Don Krieger
Donald R. Krieger was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1932, the son of Jacob (Jake) Krieger (born 1906) and Louise Schneider (born 1906). Jacob Krieger's parents were Johannes Krieger (1877-1940) and Christina Burbach (1875-1968), both born in Norka, Russia.
Don Krieger. Source: Pacific Northwest Golf Association website.
Krieger won the 1948 Oregon Junior title as a member of Broadmoor Golf Course in Portland. Krieger was one of the players who dominated the Oregon Amateur for 15 years beginning in the mid-1950s.
Krieger's career accomplishments include:
Krieger was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame in 1993.
Don's family developed, owned, and managed the Broadmoor Golf Course in Portland. The course dates to 1931 when his mother and five aunts converted their parent's Rose City Dairy operation into an 18-hole public golf course. A friend named George Junor designed and supervised the layout. The course opened on Labor Day 1931 and was popular from the start. Play was heavy until the winter months arrived. The depression made it difficult for people to afford the thirty-cent greens fee. As a result, the sisters performed most of the duties themselves and turned the course into a destination for activities other than golf. Dances held in the clubhouse, pheasant hunts, sledding, and tobogganing provided entertainment and additional income throughout the Depression.
In 1948, the Columbia River burst its banks and buried the course under fifteen feet of water and six feet of mud. Charlie Beauford, the greenskeeper during the Vanport Flood, saved all of Broadmoor's greens by waiting for them to dry, scraping them clean, and replanting them.
The course was sold for industrial development and wetland habitat. Broadmoor Golf Course closed forever on October 25, 2020.
Krieger's career accomplishments include:
- Oregon Amateur Champion 1956, 1959 & 1967
- Oregon Stroke-Play Champion 1964 & 1966
- Oregon Golf Association Tournament of Champions 1962, 1964, 1966 & 1968
- Hudson Cup Team Member 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1968
- Hudson Cup Team Captain 1995; Co-captain 1996
- Hudson Cup Charles Congdon Award Winner 1967
- President, Oregon Golf Association 1987-1989
- President, Pacific Coast Golf Association 1990
Krieger was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame in 1993.
Don's family developed, owned, and managed the Broadmoor Golf Course in Portland. The course dates to 1931 when his mother and five aunts converted their parent's Rose City Dairy operation into an 18-hole public golf course. A friend named George Junor designed and supervised the layout. The course opened on Labor Day 1931 and was popular from the start. Play was heavy until the winter months arrived. The depression made it difficult for people to afford the thirty-cent greens fee. As a result, the sisters performed most of the duties themselves and turned the course into a destination for activities other than golf. Dances held in the clubhouse, pheasant hunts, sledding, and tobogganing provided entertainment and additional income throughout the Depression.
In 1948, the Columbia River burst its banks and buried the course under fifteen feet of water and six feet of mud. Charlie Beauford, the greenskeeper during the Vanport Flood, saved all of Broadmoor's greens by waiting for them to dry, scraping them clean, and replanting them.
The course was sold for industrial development and wetland habitat. Broadmoor Golf Course closed forever on October 25, 2020.
Sources
Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame
Broadmoor Golf Course website.
Daschel, Nick. "Portland’s Broadmoor Golf Course and its 89-year run coming to an end with sale of property". OregonLive. 25 Jul 2020. {PDF}
Broadmoor Golf Course website.
Daschel, Nick. "Portland’s Broadmoor Golf Course and its 89-year run coming to an end with sale of property". OregonLive. 25 Jul 2020. {PDF}
Last updated October 23, 2023