Olympic Club
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| Club information | |
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| Location | San Francisco & San Mateo County, California, U.S. |
| Established | 1860 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 45 |
| Tournaments hosted |
U.S. Open: 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998, 2012 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) |
| Course rating | 76.5 |
| Slope rating | 145 |
| Ocean Course | |
| Designed by | Tom Weiskopf |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,925 yards (6,332 m) |
| Course rating | 73.2 |
| Slope rating | 131 |
| 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", 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.
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 (almost 40,000 on the Lake course) 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.
First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club", 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.
James J. Corbett, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1892 to 1897, joined the club in 1884. He later went on to coach boxing at the club for many years. On January 2, 1893 the club opened its first permanent clubhouse on Post Street. That building did not survive the San Francisco earthquake.
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