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The Olympic Club is a country club with several golf courses partly located in San Francisco, California. The club's main "City Clubhouse" is located in downtown San Francisco. The courses are on a property that straddles the boundary between San Francisco and Daly City. The club's "Lakeside Clubhouse" is located in Daly City. The two clubhouses are separated by about 10 miles. 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. 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. The United States Golf Association recognizes the Olympic Club as one of the first 100 golf clubs established in the United States. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Founded 1776 Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 km²) - Land 46. ...
Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103,621. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ...
The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ...
The U.S. Junior Amateur is one of the thirteen U.S national golf championships organised by the United States Golf Association. ...
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 the course rating), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). ...
A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfers playing ability. ...
Tom Weiskopf (b 9 November 1942 Massillon, Ohio) is an American golfer whose best years came in the mid 1970s. ...
A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfers playing ability. ...
Tom Weiskopf (b 9 November 1942 Massillon, Ohio) is an American golfer whose best years came in the mid 1970s. ...
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 the course rating), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). ...
A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. ...
This article is about the sport of golf. ...
Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Founded 1776 Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 km²) - Land 46. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Daly City is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States with a 2000 population of 103,621. ...
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The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening into the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. ...
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park. ...
The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ...
The City Clubhouse is located at:
- 524 Post Street
- San Francisco, CA 94102
- +1 (415) 345-5100
The golf courses are located at: - 599 Skyline Boulevard
- Daly City, CA 94015
- +1 (415) 587-8338
History
The Olympic Club is the oldest athletic club in the United States. The Olympic Club was established on May 6, 1860. 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. In 1909, Olympian and club member Ralph Rose set a world record shot put throw of 51 feet. 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. 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. A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple sports, which fields many teams and have varied sports departments in several sports at a same time, working under the same umbrella organization. ...
is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...
James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ...
This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing...
Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ...
is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906: Ruins in vicinity of Post and Grant Avenue. ...
Ralph Waldo Rose (born March 17, 1885 in Healdsburg, California, deceased October 16, 1913) was an American athlete. ...
A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ...
Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball (called the shot) as far as possible. ...
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First international Australia 3 - 22 New Zealand (15 August 1903) Largest win New Zealand 145 - 17 Japan (4 June 1995) Worst defeat Australia 28 - 7 New Zealand (28 August 1999) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1987 The All Blacks are New Zealands national rugby...
First international Australia 12 - 8 United States (September 16, 1912) Largest win Barbados 0 - 91 United States (July 1, 2006) Worst defeat England 106 - 8 United States (August 21, 1999) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1987) Best result One win in 1987 and 2003 USA Rugbys national team...
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ...
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.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.[1] Robert Trent Jones, Sr. ...
Tom Weiskopf (b 9 November 1942 Massillon, Ohio) is an American golfer whose best years came in the mid 1970s. ...
In 1915, the club's amateur basketball team won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Basketball Championship. In 1934, club member Fred Apostoli won the National Amateur Middleweight boxing title. 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. In 1950, Olympic Club member Arthur Larsen won the U.S. Open of tennis in Forest Hills, New York. The Olympic Club water polo team won the 1959 Water Polo National Championship. Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ...
- The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ...
Fred Apostoli, The Boxing Bell Hop (February 2, 1913 - November 29, 1973 in San Francisco) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognoized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. ...
Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...
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Angelo Hank Luisetti (June 16, 1916 in San Francisco, California - December 17, 2002 in San Mateo, California) was a college mens basketball player and one of the great innovators to the game. ...
Arthur David Tappy Larsen (born on April 17, 1925 in Hayward, California, United States) was an American male tennis player. ...
For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ...
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Water polo is a team water sport combining some elements of swimming and handball. ...
In 1993, the Club set up the Winged "O" Foundation. Its purpose is to fund youth sports programs for the youth of the Bay Area. The Cliffs Course opened in 1994 with Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf as the course architects. Club member Maureen O'Toole won a silver medal in water polo at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Two Olympic Club members have won the Dipsea Race. They include Norman Bright in 1970 and Shirley Matson in 1993. USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
Tom Weiskopf (b 9 November 1942 Massillon, Ohio) is an American golfer whose best years came in the mid 1970s. ...
Maureen OToole (born March 24, 1961) is an accomplshed American water polo player and coach. ...
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The Dipsea Race is the oldest cross country running event, and the second oldest foot race, in America. ...
Norman Bright (January 29, 1910 - August 29, 1996), born in Mossyrock, WA, was a mountaineer, long distance runner and teacher. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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 Lake and Ocean Courses will be used for the 2007 U.S. Amateur. The U.S. Junior Amateur is one of the thirteen U.S national golf championships organised by the United States Golf Association. ...
The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ...
Charles Charlie Coe (1914 - 1991) was an American golfer who is considered by many to be one of the greatest amateur golfers in history. ...
Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (born October 29, 1961) in Los Angeles, California, is an American golfer. ...
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The courses
General course information The greens are aerated at various times of the year and there is no overseeding. There are few bunkers on the course and no water hazards. The greens are bent grass and the fairways are poa annua. A bunker or sand trap is a hazard in the game of golf. ...
Leafy green fountain in Wattens, Austria. ...
Species Bentgrass or bent (Agrostis) is a large genus with over 100 species belonging to the Poaceae family. ...
Fairway is a city located in Johnson County, Kansas. ...
Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ...
The bunkers also have various symbols in them. On the 2nd green, there are three bunkers in the shape of a face smiling. Just below the 18th green, there are three bunkers shaped saying IOU.
The Lake Course
 18th hole at the Lake Course The Lake Course has been recognized by GOLF Magazine in its list of the Top 100 Courses in the U.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.S. 100 Greatest Courses for 2007-2008, the Lake Course was ranked 23. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1369 pixel, file size: 395 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please note: This image was originally uploaded to commons licensed as noted below, per the uploader. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1369 pixel, file size: 395 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Please note: This image was originally uploaded to commons licensed as noted below, per the uploader. ...
The front cover of a Golf Digest magazine Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. ...
The regular yardage of the Lake Course is 6,842 yards from the championship tees, with a course rating of 73.9 and a slope rating of 138. 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. A yard (abbreviation: yd) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
This article provides a general definition of par on a golf hole. ...
The slope rating of a golf course, typically in the US, is a measure of its difficulty for bogey golfers. ...
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 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 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. It is scheduled to host the U.S. Open again in 2012. The United States Open Championship is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. ...
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). ...
2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jack Fleck won 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. Billy Casper defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff to win the 1966 U.S. Open. In 1987, Scott Simpson won the U.S. Open by one stroke over Tom Watson. // Jack Fleck (born November 7, 1921) is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. ...
Personal Information Birth August 13, 1912 Stephenville, Texas Death July 25, 1997 Fort Worth, Texas Height 5 ft 7 in (1. ...
A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) 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. ...
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Nationality United States Birth September 10, 1929 (age 77) Latrobe, Pennsylvania Height 5 ft 10 in (1. ...
Scott Simpson (born in San Diego, California on September 17 1955) is an American golfer. ...
// Thomas Sturges Watson (born September 4, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an golfer on the Champions Tour, who still occasionally competes in PGA Tour events. ...
Lee Janzen won the most recent U.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. Payne Stewart, the runner-up to Janzen, complained as he three-putted the hole. 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. Lee Janzen (1964- ) is an American golfer. ...
Kirk Triplett (born March 29, 1962 in Moses Lake, Washington) is an American golfer. ...
Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...
Payne Stewart on the cover of the 2001 paperback edition of the authorised biography by Tracey Stewart with Ken Abraham. ...
References - ^ History of Olympic Club Golf.
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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