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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco & San Mateo County, California, U.S. |
| Established | 1860 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 45 |
| Events hosted | U.S. Open: 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998, 2012 U.S. Women's Open: 2021 Tour Championship: 1993, 1994 U.S. Amateur: 1958, 1981, 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur: 2004 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: 2015 |
| Website | olyclub.com |
| Lake Course | |
| Designed by | Sam Whiting Willie Watson |
| Par | 71 (70 for 2012 U.S. Open) |
| Length | 7,170 yards (6,560 m) (2012 U.S. Open)[1] |
| Course rating | 76.5 |
| Slope rating | 145[2] |
| Ocean Course | |
| Designed by | Tom Weiskopf |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,925 yards (6,332 m) |
| Course rating | 73.2 |
| Slope rating | 131[3] |
| Cliffs Course | |
| Designed by | Jay Morrish Tom Weiskopf |
| Par | 27 |
| Length | 1,800 yards (1,646 m) |
The Olympic Club is an athletic club and private social club in San Francisco, California.
First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club",[4] it is the oldest athletic club in the United States. Established on May 6, 1860, its first officers were President, G.W. Bell, Secretary, E. Bonnell, Treasurer, H.G. Hanks, and Leader, Arthur Nahl.[4]
Its main "City Clubhouse" is located in San Francisco's Union Square district, and its three golf courses are in the southwestern corner of the city, at the border with Daly City. The "Lakeside Clubhouse" is located just north of the Daly City border; the two clubhouses are separated by about 10 miles (16 km).
The three golf courses are named Lake, Ocean, and Cliffs. Lake and Ocean are 18-hole par-71 courses, and the Cliffs is a nine-hole par-3 course in the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. All three venues are lined with many trees and offer views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The United States Golf Association recognizes the Olympic Club as one of the first 100 golf clubs established in the United States.
In November 2017, it was announced that Olympic Club would host the 2033 Ryder Cup.[5]
- ^ "U.S. Open course 2012". USGA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Olympic Club - Lakeside". USGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Olympic Club - Ocean". USGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ a b Janssen, Frederick William (1888). A history of American amateur athletics and aquatics: with the records (Digitized March 9, 2010 ed.). Outing Company. pp. 131–2.
- ^ Inglis, Martin (November 3, 2017). "Report: 2032 Ryder Cup host venue decided". bunkered.