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| Location: | San Francisco & Daly City California United States |
| Established: | 1860 |
| Type: | Private |
| Total holes: | 45 |
| Tournaments hosted: | U.S. Open 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 U.S. Amateur 1958, 1981, 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur 2004 |
| Website: | www.olyclub.com |
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Lakes Course
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| Designed by: | Sam Whiting Willie Watson |
| Par: | 71 |
| Length: | 6,842 yards |
| Course Rating: | 73. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103621 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for In Golf, a par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes also called A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an Amateur Golfer s playing ability 9 |
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Ocean Course
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| Designed by | Tom Weiskopf |
| Length: | 6,925 yards |
| Course Rating: | 73. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Amateur wins (1 1963 Western Amateur Professional wins (28 PGA Tour wins (16 1968 (2 Andy A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an Amateur Golfer s playing ability 5 |
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Cliffs Course
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| Designed by | Jay Morrish Tom Weiskopf |
| Par: | 27 |
| Length: | 1,800 yards |
The Olympic Club is an athletic club with three golf courses located in Daly City, California. A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Amateur wins (1 1963 Western Amateur Professional wins (28 PGA Tour wins (16 1968 (2 Andy In Golf, a par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes also called A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103621 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The club's main "City Clubhouse" is located in downtown San Francisco. The club's "Lakeside Clubhouse" is located in Daly City. The two clubhouses are separated by about 10 miles. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The three courses at The Olympic Club are the Cliffs, Lake, and Ocean courses. The Lake and Ocean are eighteen hole par 71 courses, and the Cliffs is a nine hole par 3 course that is on the bluffs of the Pacific Ocean. In Geography and Geology, a cliff is a significant vertical or near vertical rock exposure The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions All three courses are lined with many trees (almost 40,000 on the Lake course) and offer views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco California, is a large Urban park consisting of 1017 acres (4 The United States Golf Association recognizes the Olympic Club as one of the first 100 golf clubs established in the United States. The United States Golf Association ( USGA) is the United States ' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
The City Clubhouse is located at:
- 524 Post Street
- San Francisco, CA 94102
- +1 (415) 345-5100
The Lakeside Golf Facility is located at:
- 599 Skyline Boulevard
- Daly City, CA 94015
- +1 (415) 404-4333
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History
The Olympic Club is the oldest athletic club in the United States. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The Olympic Club was established on May 6, 1860. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting James J. Corbett, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1892 to 1897, joined the club in 1884. James John "Gentleman Jim" Corbett ( September 1, 1866 in San Francisco California – February 18, 1933 in Bayside This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions since the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry rules: Championship recognition He later went on to coach boxing at the club for many years. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, On January 2, 1893 the club opened its first permanent clubhouse on Post Street. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common That building did not survive the San Francisco earthquake.
Golf club
In 1918, the club took over the Lakeside Golf Club, which had just opened in 1917 but was struggling financially. Lakeside had one 18-hole golf course designed by Wilfrid Reid, but following additional land purchases the club decided to replace it with two courses. These were designed by Willie Watson, a well-known Scottish architect, and the Lake and Ocean courses opened in 1924. The Ocean course was shortly thereafter damaged by landslides, and Sam Whiting (who had constructed the two courses, and would remain as superintendent until 1954) remodeled and rebuilt both courses in 1927. In 1953, the Lake course was modified by Robert Trent Jones in preparation for the 1955 U. Robert Trent Jones Sr ( June 20, 1906 &ndash June 14, 2000) was a Golf course architect who designed (or re-designed about 500 S. Open. The Ocean course was altered several times over the years, and following heavy storm damage in 1996 was completely redesigned by Tom Weiskopf and reopened in 2000. Amateur wins (1 1963 Western Amateur Professional wins (28 PGA Tour wins (16 1968 (2 Andy [1]
The Cliffs Course opened in 1994 with Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf as the course architects. Amateur wins (1 1963 Western Amateur Professional wins (28 PGA Tour wins (16 1968 (2 Andy Club member Maureen O'Toole won a silver medal in water polo at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Maureen O'Toole (born March 24, 1961) is an accomplished American Water polo player and coach "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Two Olympic Club members have won the Dipsea Race. The Dipsea Race is the oldest cross-country Trail running event --and the second oldest foot race of any kind-- in the United States. They include Norman Bright in 1970 and Shirley Matson in 1993. Norman Bright ( January 29 1910 - August 29 1996) born in Mossyrock WA, was a Mountaineer, long distance runner Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
The Olympic Club hosted the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur (won by Sihwan Kim) and the U.S. Amateur in 1958 (won by Charles Coe) and 1981 (won by Nathaniel Crosby, son of Bing Crosby). The United States Junior Amateur Championship is one of the thirteen U Charles Robert "Charlie" Coe ( October 26 1923 &ndash May 16 2001) was an American Golfer who is considered by Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (born October 29, 1961) is an American Golfer Background Crosby was born at Hillsborough California Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular The Lake and Ocean Courses were used for the 2007 U. S. Amateur, which was won by Colt Knost of Dallas, Texas, who earned a 2-and-1 victory over Michael Thompson of Tucson, Arizona.
Competition
In 1909, Olympian and club member Ralph Rose set a world record shot put throw of 51 feet. Ralph Waldo Rose ( March 17, 1885 &ndash October 16, 1913) was an American track and field athlete. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event The shot put is an Athletics (track and field event involving "putting" (throwing in a pushing motion a heavy
In 1915, the club's amateur basketball team won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Basketball Championship. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU In 1934, club member Fred Apostoli won the National Amateur Middleweight boxing title. Fred Apostoli, "The Boxing Bell Hop" ( February 2, 1913 - November 29, 1973 in San Francisco) was a rugged accomplished In 1937, the Olympic Club track and field team won the Track and Field National Championships. In 1941, club member Hank Luisetti helped lead the Olympic Club basketball team to win the AAU Basketball Championships again. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angelo "Hank" Luisetti ( June 16, 1916 in San Francisco California - December 17, 2002 in San Mateo California In 1950, Olympic Club member Arthur Larsen won the U.S. Open of tennis in Forest Hills, New York. Arthur David ("Art" or "Tappy" Larsen (born on April 17, 1925 in Hayward California, United States) was an American The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the central part of the New York City borough of Queens. The Olympic Club water polo team won the 1959 Water Polo National Championship. Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper.
Cycling is one of the sports with the longest tradition at the Olympic Club. From 1893-1903 the Olympic Club Cycling Team was one of the club's premier teams. Although the sanctioned cycling team disbanded in 1903, many Olympians participated in cycling on an individual basis, and the most illustrious of these was Ernest Ohrt. Ohrt capped his cycling career by being named coach of the United States Olympic Games cycling team in 1924.
Beginning in the mid-1990's a revived Olympic Club cycling team supported several cyclist who went on to become professional road cyclists. Former Olympic Club cyclist who have later become professionals include Skyler Bishop, Nick Kelez, James Hibbard, Jackson Stewart, Mike Tillman and Zach Walker.
In addition to being a springboard for aspiring professional cyclists, The modern cycling team also boasts some of the finest masters-age cyclists in the nation including Brian McGuire, Cynthia Mommsen and Lisa Hunt.
In 1992, the Club set up the Winged "O" Foundation, which changed its name to The Olympic Club Foundation in 2002. The Olympic Club Foundation was established in 1992 and provides support for athletic programs and Physical culture for disadvantaged youth Its purpose is to fund youth sports programs which primarily target less advantaged youth who live in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the
Winged-O football and Rugby
The Olympic Club fielded a football team that played Bay area colleges such as Stanford, Cal, St. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Mary's, and Santa Clara. [2] From 1891 through 1934, Olympic club had a 12-30-8 record against Stanford[3] and a 6-49-5 record against Cal. [4]
In 1913, the Olympic Club's top rugby union side held the All Blacks of New Zealand, then (as now) one of the world's top teams in that sport, to a draw. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Olympic Club members would later form the core of the US national team that would win gold medals in rugby at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics, the last two times the sport was part of the Olympic program. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in
In 1926, Percy Locey played football at the Olympic Club. Percy P Locey ( November 28 1894 – August 1981 was a college football player a college football coach and a college Athletic director, the latter at He was a member of the Olympic's "Winged-O" football eleven that handed the University of California's "Wonder Team" their first loss in five seasons. The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California Berkeley. [5] In 1928, Locey took over as the head football coach at the Olympic Club. [5] In his first year with the Olympic Club, his team posted an undefeated season, with wins over future Pac 10 schools Stanford and 1929 Rose Bowl bound California. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University. The 1929 Rose Bowl was a College football Bowl game. It was the 15th Rose Bowl Game. After the success of that season, Locey was promoted to head coach of all sports at the athletic club. He was named the coach of the West team in the annual East-West Shrine game in 1929, though his team was defeated that year, 19-7.
The Courses
General Course Information
Poa annua grass covers the greens. The fairways are a rye and poa annual grass combination. The roughs also have a bit of bluegrass mixed in.
SETUP for the 2007 U. S. Amateur Championship
PAR AND YARDAGE - The Lake Course played at 6,948 yards and par 35-35—70. The Ocean Course, which was used for the first two days of stroke play only, played at 6,786 yards and par 35-35—70.
COURSE SETUP – The Lake Course was set for green speeds of approximately 11 feet, 6 inches on the Stimpmeter. The primary rough was grown to 4 inches, with a strip of intermediate rough cut to 1½ inches in height.
USGA SLOPE RATING AND COURSE RATING – The Lake Course carried a USGA Course Rating of 74. 8 and a USGA Slope Rating of 143. The Ocean Course carried a USGA Course Rating of 74. 0 and a USGA Slope Rating of 136.
The Lake Course
The Lake Course has been recognized by GOLF Magazine in its list of the Top 100 Courses in the U. Golf Magazine is a monthly Golf Magazine owned by Sports Illustrated. S. It has also been recognized in GOLFWEEK's category of "America's 100 Best Classical Courses. " In Golf Digest's list of the U. Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. S. 100 Greatest Courses for 2007-2008, the Lake Course was ranked 23.
The regular yardage of the Lake Course is 6,842 yards from the championship tees, with a course rating of 73. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United In Golf, a par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes also called 9 and a slope rating of 138. The slope rating of a golf course typically in the US is a measure of its difficulty for Bogey golfers The term comes from the fact that when playing on more difficult courses From the next set of tees forward, the course measures 6,529 yards, and has a course rating of 72. 3 and a slope rating of 132. From the next set of tees forward, the course measures 6,235 yards, and has a course rating of 70. 9 and a slope rating of 129. From the front tees, the course measures 5,593 yards, and has a course rating of 68. 6 and a slope rating of 122.
The Lake Course has been lengthened in preparation for the 2007 U. S. Amateur. The par 4 2nd hole has added 40 yards. The par 3 3rd is 30 yards longer with a recent construction of another new tee. The par 4 5th, once 457 yards, now plays over 500 yards from the back tee. The par 4 12th is the most recent to be lengthened.
The Ocean Course
The Ocean Course has seen many changes over its history. Winter El Nino storms in 1983, and 1997 caused significant damage, and required major changes to the course and layout. During the mid 1990s, the club built 4 holes west of Skyline Blvd. along the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Holes of par 4, par 3, par 5, and par 4 had dramatic views. These holes were lost due to erosion in 1997. The current course was finished in 2000.
The regular yardage for the Ocean Course is 6,925 yards from the championship tees with a course rating of 73. 5 and a slope rating of 133. From the next set of tees forward, the course measures 6,496 yards and has a course rating of 71. 1 and a slope rating of 129. From the next set of tees forward, the course measures 5,898 yards with a course rating of 68. 8 and a slope rating of 121. From the front tees, the course measures 5,386 yards with a course rating of 66. 5 and a slope rating of 115.
In preparation for the 2007 U. S. Amateur, the 14th hole has been changed, to allow the 15th hole to be lengthened.
The Cliffs Course
The 9-hole, par 3 Cliffs Course is the windiest because it is set on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. Though it is short, it is very challenging. Designed by Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf, it is the most scenic of all three courses. It measures 1,800 yards.
The U. S. Opens
The Olympic Club has hosted four U.S. Open Championships in 1955, 1966, 1987, and 1998. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) It is scheduled to host the U. S. Open again in 2012. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Jack Fleck won the 1955 U. Jack Fleck (born November 7, 1921) is an American Professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U S. Open. He defeated Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff after the two had tied at the end of 72 holes with scores of 287. Early life and character Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams Hogan A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade Billy Casper defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff to win the 1966 U. Billy Casper is also the name of the protagonist of A Kestrel for a Knave. Career outline Palmer was born in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father Deacon Palmer who was head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club S. Open. In 1987, Scott Simpson won the U. Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1976 NCAA Division I Championship, Porter Cup 1977 NCAA Division I Championship S. Open by one stroke over Tom Watson. Career outline He was born in Kansas City Missouri. A lifelong golfer he was introduced to the game by his father Ray a fine player
Lee Janzen won the most recent U. Overview Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League S. Open at Olympic in 1998 with a score of 280 (even par, as the course played a par 70 for the U. S. Open). In the 1998 U. S. Open, players complained about the pin position at the 18th hole in the second round. The pin was set at the top of a ridge, and, with the U. S. Open's knack for making hard, fast greens, many balls rolled on way past the cup. Kirk Triplett incurred a two-stroke penalty when he used his putter to stop the ball from rolling. Professional wins (5 PGA Tour wins (3 2000 Nissan Open 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open 2006 In the sport of Golf, a putter is a specialized club designed to push or roll the ball along the ground towards the cup Payne Stewart, the runner-up to Janzen, complained as he three-putted the hole. Golfing life Stewart failed to earn a PGA Tour card at Qualifying School in his graduation year so he played on the Asian Tour for a couple of years The putting green was flattened around 2000 as a result. The narrow green now is slightly wider at the front, allowing for more pin placements.
See also
References
- ^ History of Olympic Club Golf. The following is a list of notable Gentlemen's clubs in the United States.
- ^ Olympic Club at a glance, 2004
- ^ Stanford Football Media guide (PDF copy available at www. gostanford. com)
- ^ California Golden Bears Football Media guide (PDF copy available at www. gobears. com)
- ^ a b Carry Me Back. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
External links
- Official website
- The Ocean Course at GOLFCOURSE. com
- The Lake Course at GOLFCOURSE. com
- The Cliffs Course at GOLFCOURSE. com
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