San Francisco, CA
The Olympic Club
The Olympic Club began in 1860 with a group of gymnasts meeting in the Nahl family’s backyard. Its early identity belonged to athletics broadly, long before it acquired a golf property.1
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Courses
- 2 courses
- Club website
- Visit website
The Olympic Club history
The 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed its clubhouse, which was replaced in 1912. In 1918 the institution took over Lakeside Golf Club, adding a second setting to its San Francisco sporting life.1
Courses
Follow each course for its scorecard, design history, and sources.
Championships
- 2021 U.S. Women's OpenThe Olympic Club
- 2012 U.S. OpenThe Olympic Club
- 1998 U.S. OpenThe Olympic Club
- 1987 U.S. OpenThe Olympic Club
View all 6 past editions
Results and dates 6 editions
U.S. Open
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Jack Fleck
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Billy Casper
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Scott Simpson
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Lee Janzen
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Webb Simpson
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U.S. Women's Open
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Yuka Saso
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Sources and editorial notes6 references
Sources for this story
- Olympic Club | History The Olympic Club
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- The Olympic Club
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 2021 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 2012 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- USGA championship host record Dated USGA host wording The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif. is explicitly reconciled to The Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA. The official host is Lake Course. The parent stores Lakeside and Ocean, and another Club row is named Olympic Club Lake Course. Reconcile identity before selecting a Course. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org