Olympic Club

Olympic Club
Club information
LocationSan Francisco & San Mateo County, California, U.S.
Established1860; 164 years ago (1860)
TypePrivate
Total holes45
Events hostedU.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
Websiteolyclub.com
Lake Course
Designed bySam Whiting
Willie Watson
Par71 (70 for 2012 U.S. Open)
Length7,170 yards (6,560 m) (2012 U.S. Open)[1]
Course rating76.5
Slope rating145[2]
Ocean Course
Designed byTom Weiskopf
Par71
Length6,925 yards (6,332 m)
Course rating73.2
Slope rating131[3]
Cliffs Course
Designed byJay Morrish
Tom Weiskopf
Par27
Length1,800 yards (1,646 m)
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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]

  1. ^ "U.S. Open course 2012". USGA. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Olympic Club - Lakeside". USGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database: Olympic Club - Ocean". USGA. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Inglis, Martin (November 3, 2017). "Report: 2032 Ryder Cup host venue decided". bunkered.