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Description

The Olympic Club
is an
athletic club
and private social club in
San Francisco, California
.
First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club",
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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
.
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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
.
In November 2017, it was announced that Olympic Club would host the 2032 Ryder Cup
The Tour Championship
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The Olympic Club has hosted two
PGA Tour
's season-ending event,
Tour Championship
, in 1993 and 1994.
Year
Winner
Score
Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Purse (
$
)
Winner's
Share (
$
)
1994
Mark McCumber
274 (−10)
Playoff
Fuzzy Zoeller
3,000,000
540,000
1993
Jim Gallagher, Jr.
277 (−7)
1 stroke
David Frost
John Huston
Greg Norman
Scott Simpson
3,000,000
540,000
U.S. Amateurs
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The Olympic Club has hosted three
U.S. Amateurs
, in 1958, 1981, and 2007.
Year
Winner
Result
Runner-up
2007
Colt Knost
2 & 1
Michael Thompson
1981
Nathaniel Crosby
37 holes
Brian Lindley
1958
Charles Coe
5 & 4
Tommy Aaron
U.S. Open
Year
Winner
Score
Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Purse (
$
)
Winner's
share (
$
)
2012
Webb Simpson
281 (+1)
1 stroke
Graeme McDowell
Michael Thompson
8,000,000
1,440,000
1998
Lee Janzen
280 (E)
1 stroke
Payne Stewart
3,000,000
535,000
1987
Scott Simpson
277 (−3)
1 stroke
Tom Watson
825,000
150,000
1966
Billy Casper
278 (−2)
Playoff
Arnold Palmer
147,490
26,500
1955
Jack Fleck
287 (+7)
Playoff
Ben Hogan
6,000