A flash flood of the adjacent South Platte River in June 1965 caused significant damage to the course and forced a postponement.
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Both pilots of the twin-engine Beechcraft Bonanza were also killed as they attempted an emergency landing on a Lansing, Illinois golf course, near the destination airport.
PGA Tour | 1966 | World Rally Championship | World Championship | NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship | Ultimate Fighting Championship | World Championship Wrestling | 1966 in music | World Touring Car Championship | Six Nations Championship | County Championship | British Touring Car Championship | World Chess Championship | national championship | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | 1966 FIFA World Cup | Football League Championship | Extreme Championship Wrestling | Bowl Championship Series | Championship | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | 2005 World Touring Car Championship season | The Open Championship | PGA | World Sportscar Championship | 2010 FIBA World Championship | IMSA GT Championship | European Touring Car Championship | European Championship | World Snooker Championship |
Columbine was scheduled to host the championship in 1966, but flooding of the course by the South Platte River caused a postponement of a year.