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| Championship Venue |
The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, Calif. |
| Stroke-Play Co-Host Venue |
The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, Calif. |
| Opened |
Lake Course: 1924
Ocean Course: 1924 |
| Architects |
Lake Course: Willie Watson (renovations by Sam Whiting in 1927; renovations by Robert Trent Jones Sr. prior to 1955 U.S. Open; further renovations supervised by Bill Love; recent renovation by Gil Hanse)
Ocean Course: Willie Watson (renovations/redesign by Tom Weiskopf in 2000; further renovations by Bill Love in 2012) |
| Yardages/Par (Subject to change) |
Lake Course: 7,214 yards/Par 70
Ocean Course: 6,813 yards/Par 70 |
| Dates of Championship |
August 11-17 |
| Field Size |
312 |
| Eligibility |
A competitor cannot have a Handicap Index® exceeding 0.4. |
| Entries Open |
March 26, 2025 |
| Entries Close |
May 28, 2025 (5 p.m. ET) |
| Qualifying |
Local qualifying, over 18 holes, will take place between June 4-July 3 at sites TBD, while Final Qualifying will take place July 14-31. |
| 2024 Championship |
Jose Luis Ballester, of Spain, and a rising senior at Arizona State University, edged Floridian and University of Iowa rising sophomore Noah Kent, 2 up, in the 36-hole final at Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska, Minn. Ballester became the first Spaniard to hoist the Havemeyer Trophy, and joined countryman Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open winner, as a USGA champion. Read More |
| Quotable |
“I think I'm still not conscious of what just happened today. Super thankful to have the opportunity to live this moment, especially on my 21st birthday. That's what I'm considering now...We have many great Spaniards, many great legends, and being able to add my name into that history, it's pretty sweet.” -- Jose Luis Ballester |
| Hole by hole (Subject to change) |
THE OLYMPIC CLUB (LAKE COURSE)
Hole 1: 520 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 441 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 256 yards (Par 3)
Hole 4: 426 yards (Par 4)
Hole 5: 503 yards (Par 4)
Hole 6: 495 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 314 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 206 yards (Par 3)
Hole 9: 454 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,615 yards (Par 34)
Hole 10: 432 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 442 yards (Par 4)
Hole 12: 460 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 196 yards (Par 3)
Hole 14: 427 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 154 yards (Par 3)
Hole 16: 620 yards (Par 5)
Hole 17: 521 yards (Par 5)
Hole 18: 347 yards (Par 4)
IN: 3,599 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 7,214 yards (Par 70)
THE OLYMPIC CLUB (OCEAN COURSE)
Hole 1: 521 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 192 yards (Par 3)
Hole 3: 416 yards (Par 4)
Hole 4: 561 yards (Par 5)
Hole 5: 170 yards (Par 3)
Hole 6: 357 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 443 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 422 yards (Par 4)
Hole 9: 400 yards (Par 4)
OUT: 3,482 yards (Par 35)
Hole 10: 171 yards (Par 3)
Hole 11: 531 yards (Par 5)
Hole 12: 389 yards (Par 4)
Hole 13: 372 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 349 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 471 yards (Par 4)
Hole 16: 426 yards (Par 4)
Hole 17: 205 yards (Par 3)
Hole 18: 417 yards (Par 4)
IN: 3,331 yards (Par 35)
TOTAL: 6,813 yards (Par 70) |
| Notable Past Events at The Olympic Club |
1955 U.S. Open (Jack Fleck)
1958 U.S. Amateur (Charles Coe)
1966 U.S. Open (Billy Casper)
1971 Pacific Coast Amateur (Jim McLean)
1975 Pacific Coast Amateur (John Fought)
1980 Pacific Coast Amateur (Brian Haugen)
1981 U.S. Amateur (Nathaniel Crosby)
1984 Pacific Coast Amateur (Kurt Bosen)
1987 U.S. Open (Scott Simpson)
1989 Pacific Coast Amateur (Randy Sonnier)
1993 Tour Championship (Jim Gallagher Jr.)
1994 Tour Championship (Mark McCumber)
1998 U.S. Open (Lee Janzen)
2000 Pacific Coast Amateur (Billy Harvey)
2004 U.S. Junior Amateur (Sihwan Kim)
2006 Pacific Coast Amateur (Patrick Nagle)
2007 U.S. Amateur (Colt Knost)
2012 U.S. Open (Webb Simpson)
2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball (Nathan Smith and Todd White)
2017 California Amateur (P.J. Samiere)
2018 Pacific Coast Amateur (Isaiah Salinda)
2021 U.S. Women's Open (Yuka Saso) |
| Did You Know? |
The Olympic Club, originally called the San Francisco Olympic Club, is the oldest athletic club in the United States. It was established on May 6, 1860. James J. Corbett, the heavyweight boxing champion from 1892-97, joined The Olympic Club in 1884 and later went on to coach boxing at the club for many years. |
| Fast Fact |
In 1964, The Olympic Club had three USGA champions: Johnny Miller (U.S. Junior Amateur; Ken Venturi (U.S. Open) and William Higgins (U.S. Senior Amateur). |
| Notable Champions |
Francis Ouimet (1913, 1931); Chick Evans (1916, 1920), Bob Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Arnold Palmer (1954), Jack Nicklaus (1959, 1961), Deane Beman (1960, 1963), Lanny Wadkins (1970), Craig Stadler (1973), Mark O'Meara (1979), Hal Sutton (1980), Jay Sigel (1982, 1983), Phil Mickelson (1990), Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996), Matthew Fitzpatrick (2013), Bryson DeChambeau (2015); Nick Dunlap (2023) |
| Notable Runners-Up |
Chick Evans (1912, 1922, 1927), Bob Jones (1919, 1926), Francis Ouimet (1920), Tom Kite (1970), Ben Crenshaw (1972), Scott Hoch (1978), Trip Kuehne (1994), James Driscoll (2000), Hunter Mahan (2002), Michael Thompson (2007), Patrick Cantlay (2011), Corey Conners (2014) |
| What Champion Receives |
-A gold medal
-Custody of the Havemeyer Trophy for one year
-Exemption from qualifying for the next 10 U.S. Amateurs
-Exemption into 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Country Club, in Southampton, N.Y.
-Exemption into 2026 Open Championship, conducted by The R&A, at Royal Birkdale (must be an amateur)
-Likely invitation into 2026 Masters Tournament (must be an amateur)
-Name engraved into 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that resides in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
| Schedule of Play |
Monday, Aug. 11 (18 holes, stroke play)
Tuesday, Aug. 12 (18 holes, stroke play)
Wednesday, Aug. 13 (Round of 64, match play)
Thursday, Aug. 14 (Round of 32/16 matches)
Friday, Aug. 15 (Quarterfinal matches)
Saturday, Aug. 16 (Semifinal matches)
Sunday, Aug. 17 (36-hole championship match) |
| Match-Play Cut |
64 competitors will qualify for match play following two rounds of stroke play; a playoff, if necessary, will be conducted to get the draw to exactly 64 golfers |
| Broadcast Schedule |
TBD |
| Future Sites |
2026: Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pa. (Aug. 10-16)
2027: Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, N.Y. (Aug. 9-15)
2028: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. (Aug. 14-20)
2030: Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga. (Aug. 12-18)
2031: The Honors Course, Ooltewah, Tenn. (Aug. 11-17)
2033: Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. (Aug. 15-21)
2034: The Country Club, Brookline, Mass. (Aug. 14-20)
2032: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Aug. 9-15)
2035: Erin Hills, Erin, Wis. (Aug. 13-19)
2036: Scioto Country Club. Columbus, Ohio (Aug. 11-17)
2041: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. (Dates TBD)
2047: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Dates TBD) |
