The Olympic Club is approximately 15 minutes from San Francisco International Airport and is one of the first 100 golf clubs established in the United States. The course had been built on the landward side of a barren strip of hillside, which separates the Pacific Ocean from the Lake Merced, the largest freshwater lake in the San Francisco area. Set on the seaward side of the hill is the Ocean course, which also belongs to the Olympic Club. Trees are a predominant feature of the Lake course but they were planted after the acquisition to add definition to the desolate sloping topography. Despite its name, there is not a single water hazard on the Lake course – and there’s only a single fairway bunker on the entire course.

From the pro-shop, to the locker rooms and then to the putting green you are quickly aware that The Olympic Club is a special place. The Lake course, which is no longer visible by the lake, is an absolute delight.

Originally set up as a 36-hole, one-day event, the U.S. Open is now conducted over four days with four rounds of 18 holes determining the winner. The U.S. Open is unique among the four majors in that it does not use a sudden-death playoff if two or more players are tied at the end of the four rounds. Instead, those tied for the lead play another 18-hole round the following day to determine a champion.

The defending champion is Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, who claimed an eight-stroke victory with a record-setting performance at Congressional in 2011.

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