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58-652: The Olympic Club is an athletic club and private social club in San Francisco, California . First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club", 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 . Its main "City Clubhouse" is located in San Francisco's Union Square district, and its three golf courses are in

116-585: A bit of bluegrass mixed in. Setup for the 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship: 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 Golf Week 's category of "America's 100 Best Classical Courses." In Golf Digest ' s list of the U.S. 100 Greatest Courses for 2021-2022, the Lake Course was ranked 34. It is almost entirely within

174-483: A course rating of 70.9 and a slope rating of 129. From the front tees, the course measures 5,593 yards (5,114 m), and has a course rating of 68.6 and a slope rating of 122. The Lake Course was lengthened to prepare for the 2007 U.S. Amateur and 2012 U.S. Open by architect Bill Love. Included in the improvements by Bill Love were new tees that have added significant length to the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 12th, 13th and 16th holes. In addition, drastic changes were made to

232-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example

290-535: A major part in the first All-Star football game. E. Jack Spaulding, the founder of the Shrine East-West football classic played, coached and was football commissioner of the Olympic Club. In 1925 the first game was played in San Francisco. Spaulding served as managing director of the first two games. An award in his name is presented each year at the game. O.E. "Babe" Hollingbery played for the club and

348-521: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by

406-557: A recent complete redesign and reconstruction in 2012 by architects Bill Love and Brian Kington. The Ocean Course's storied past includes winter El Niño storms in 1983, and 1997 that caused significant damage and required major changes to the course and layout. During the mid-1990s, the club built 4 holes west of Skyline Blvd. along the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Holes of par 4, par 3, par 5, and par 4 had dramatic views, but these holes were severely eroded and fell victim to

464-901: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to

522-719: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow

580-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across

638-683: A springboard for aspiring professional cyclists, the modern cycling team also boasts some of the finest masters-age cyclists in the nation, including Brian McGuire, Hal Johnson, Cynthia Mommsen and Lisa Hunt. Club member Maureen O'Toole won a silver medal in water polo at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia . At least five Olympic Club members have won the Dipsea Race , which was founded by OC members: Oliver Millard in 1910 and 1913, Mason Hartwell in 1917, Norman Bright in 1970, Joe King in 1995 and 1996, and Shirley Matson in 1993. In 1992,

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696-751: Is a retired American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour . Beginning in January 2022, he became a regular analyst and on-course commentator for PGA Tour events televised by CBS Sports . Knost was born in Garrettsville, Ohio and grew up in Pilot Point, Texas . He was the Class 3A State Champion his senior year of 2003. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007. While at SMU, he earned all-conference and all-region honors. He

754-1441: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")

812-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on

870-596: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Colt Knost Colt Knost (born June 26, 1985)

928-507: Is the highest level domestic rugby competition in the U.S. Several players from Olympic Club have played for the U.S. national rugby team . In 1913, the Olympic Club's rugby union team played the touring the New Zealand All Blacks , then as now the world top team in that sport. Olympic Club members later provided the core of the U.S. national team that won gold medals in rugby at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics ,

986-493: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club

1044-554: 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 (1,600 m). The Olympic Club has hosted five U.S. Opens , in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012. The 54-hole leader has failed to win every time the Open has been played at The Olympic Club. Jack Fleck won in 1955, defeating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff after

1102-716: 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

1160-837: The Fort Smith Classic and the Price Cutter Charity Championship . He finished 6th on the money list with $ 329,509 and earned his 2009 PGA Tour card. On the PGA Tour, Knost made only 11 of 24 cuts, with his best finish coming at the Bob Hope Classic where he finished T-25. He finished 193rd on the money list and returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2010. By finishing 2010 at 15th on the Nationwide Tour money list, he earned his PGA Tour card again for 2011. He finished only 156th in

1218-672: 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 2033 Ryder Cup. First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club", 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 . James J. Corbett ,

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1276-412: 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 were used for the 2007 U.S Amateur, won by Colt Knost , who earned a 2 and 1 victory over Michael Thompson . In 1909, Olympian and club member Ralph Rose set a world record shot put throw of 51 feet (16 m). In 1915, the club's amateur basketball team won

1334-591: The U.S. Open of tennis in Forest Hills, New York . The Olympic Club water polo team won the 1959 Water Polo National Championship. Cycling is one of the sports with the longest tradition at the Olympic Club. From 1893 to 1903, the Olympic Club Cycling Team was one of the club's premier teams. Although the sanctioned cycling team disbanded in 1903, many Olympians participated in cycling on an individual basis. The most illustrious of these

1392-596: The U.S. Open , and the Open Championship . Knost played in three events on the PGA Tour as a professional in 2007, making two of three cuts with his best finish coming at the Frys.com Open , where he finished T-38. Knost went to qualifying school to try to earn his PGA Tour card for 2008 but his finish of T-85 was not good enough to earn him his card. Knost played on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 and won

1450-548: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on

1508-550: 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 . Women who could not join the men-only Olympic Club built their own modest athletic club a few doors down, named the Women's Athletic Club of San Francisco. Begun in 1912 and completed in 1917, it provided many of

1566-583: The 1997 storm. Prior to the recent 2012 renovation project the course had been rebuilt in 1999. The regular yardage for the Ocean Course is 6,926 yards (6,333 m) from the Black Championship tees with a course rating of 73.6 and a slope rating of 136. From the Blue tees, the course measures 6,496 yards (5,940 m) and has a course rating of 71.1 and a slope rating of 129. From White tees,

1624-613: The 2030 U.S. Women's Amateur . The Olympic Club has hosted one U.S. Junior Amateur , in 2004. 37°42′32″N 122°29′42″W  /  37.709°N 122.495°W  / 37.709; -122.495 Sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to

1682-529: The 2033 Ryder Cup . It will be the first Ryder Cup held on the west coast since the 1959 contest in Indian Wells, California and the first for SF Bay Area. The Olympic Club has hosted the PGA Tour 's season-ending event, The Tour Championship , twice, in 1993 and 1994. The Olympic Club has hosted three U.S. Amateurs , in 1958, 1981, and 2007 and will host the U.S. Amateur for the fourth time in 2025. The USGA announced that The Olympic Club will host

1740-559: The Club set up the Winged "O" Foundation, which changed its name to The Olympic Club Foundation in 2002. Its purpose is to fund youth sports programs which primarily target less advantaged youth who live in the Bay Area . The Olympic Club fielded a football team that played Bay Area colleges such as Stanford , Cal , St. Mary's , and Santa Clara . The team was formed in 1890. That year,

1798-471: The FedEx Cup rankings to retain his Tour card. After missing the cut in the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open , Knost announced his retirement from professional golf. Knost now hosts a podcast with Golf.com called "GOLFs Subpar" along with former professional golfer Drew Stoltz. In January 2022, CBS Sports announced that Knost would be a regular on-course commentator for PGA Tour events. During

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1856-514: The Fedex Cup list for 2011, but was successful at the 2011 qualifying school (by the narrowest margin of one stroke). In 2012 he finished 120th to retain his PGA Tour card, but in 2013 he finished 184th and dropped back to the Web.com Tour . In the 2014 Web.com Tour Finals he finished second (excluding the regular-season Top 25) and returned to the PGA Tour for 2015. He finished that season 91st on

1914-581: The Lake Course and two holes of the Ocean Course required them to conform to the City's anti-discrimination policies. Rather than face a protracted legal case with an uncertain outcome, the board voted to accept women as members in 1990. 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

1972-596: The Olympic Club was accused by a rival club of enticing athletes to jump to its ranks with offers of jobs. An investigation by the Amateur Athletic Union ruled that the Olympics' practice was not actually professionalism but only a "semi" form of it, thus inventing the term " semi-pro ". Although the Amateur Athletic Union didn't like the idea very much, it decided that clubs could indeed offer employment without losing their amateur status or compromising

2030-462: The Olympic Club, his team posted an undefeated season, with wins over future Pac-12 schools Stanford and 1929 Rose Bowl bound California. After the success of that season, Locey was promoted to head coach of all sports at the athletic club. He was named the coach of the West team in the annual East–West Shrine Game in 1929, though his team was defeated that year, 19-7. Olympic Club members played

2088-557: The United States at the 2007 Walker Cup . The United States won 12½ to 11½ and Knost posted a record of 2-0-2 (W-L-H). He was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for five weeks in 2007 before turning professional. Knost was awarded the inaugural Mark H. McCormack Medal by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 2007. Shortly after winning the 2007 U.S. Amateur, he turned professional, forfeiting his invitations to The Masters ,

2146-638: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In

2204-545: The athlete. From 1891 through 1934, Olympic club had a 12-30-8 record against Stanford and a 6-49-5 record against Cal. In 1926, Percy Locey played football at the Olympic Club. He was a member of the Olympic's "Winged-O" football eleven that handed the University of California 's "Wonder Team" their first loss in five seasons. In 1928, Locey took over as the head football coach at the Olympic Club. In his first year with

2262-419: The borders of San Francisco. The yardage of the Lake Course is 7,060 yards (6,460 m) from the new championship tees, with a course rating of 75.7 and a slope rating of 143. From the next set of tees forward, the course measures 6,529 yards (5,970 m), 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 (5,701 m), and has

2320-453: 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

2378-596: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which

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2436-583: The course measures 5,896 yards (5,391 m) with a course rating of 68.8 and a slope rating of 121. From the Green tees, the course measures 5,386 yards (4,925 m) with a course rating of 66.5 and a slope rating of 115. In preparation for the 2007 U.S. Amateur, the 14th hole was changed, to allow the 15th hole and driving range to be lengthened. The Ocean Course recently hosted the U.S.G.A. Amateur Four-ball Championships in May 2015. The 9-hole, par 3 Cliffs Course

2494-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to

2552-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership

2610-518: The last 13 holes. This U.S. Open was part of three sports championships involving San Francisco that year, along with the Giants ' World Series victory and the 49ers ' sixth Super Bowl appearance . The Olympic Club has hosted one U.S. Women's Open , in 2021. In November 2017, it was announced by the PGA of America that The Olympic Club's Lake Course will be the host of the 2028 PGA Championship also

2668-625: The last occasion the sport was part of the Olympic program. The Olympic Club's City Clubhouse is a masonry building on Post Street, two blocks west of Union Square in San Francisco, next door to the Bohemian Club and on the same block as the Marines Memorial Club . A garage (shared by the Marines Memorial Club) and separate entrance are on Sutter Street, on the north side of the block. The current clubhouse

2726-428: The par-4 seventh and par-3 eighth holes as part of the greens replacement project. A new two-tiered green at the seventh replaces the old three-level green constructed in the 1970s. This green is located approximately 20 yards (18 m) behind the old one. The most dramatic alterations were made at the par-3 8th. Previously just a short uphill pitch, a completely new hole has been built with a teeing area well back and to

2784-527: The right of the original, changing the angle of approach and pushing the length of the hole back to 200 yards (180 m). A new green has also been built at the par-3 15th. The controversial 18th green has also been changed further to reintroduce, in a more playable manner, the slope that was previously removed while at the same time creating more diversity in pin placements for the finishing hole. The new 7th and 8th holes opened for play in May 2009. The Ocean Course has seen many changes over its history including

2842-507: The same facilities as the Olympic Club. In 1966, the Club changed its name to the Metropolitan Club of San Francisco. It may be found on Sutter St., in back of the Olympic Club's parking garage. In 1987, San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne filed suit against the Olympic Club for discrimination against women and (allegedly) against minorities. Renne contended that the Club's lease of City-owned land upon which fell one hole of

2900-734: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In

2958-639: 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 and offer views of

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3016-438: The top of a ridge, and, 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 green was flattened around 2000 as a result, but was given more slope in the recent renovation to the course. The 2012 U.S. Open was won by Webb Simpson when he made 4 birdies in

3074-399: The two were tied at the end of 72 holes on 287. Billy Casper defeated Arnold Palmer in a playoff to win in 1966 and in 1987 Scott Simpson won by one shot from Tom Watson . Lee Janzen won at Olympic in 1998 with a score of 280 (even par, as the course played a par 70 for the U.S. Open). Players complained about the pin position at the 18th hole in the second round. The pin was set at

3132-532: Was Ernest Ohrt. Ohrt capped his cycling career by being named coach of the United States Olympic Games cycling team in 1924. Beginning in the mid-1990s, a revived Olympic Club cycling team supported several cyclists who went on to become professional road cyclists. Former Olympic Club cyclists who later turned professional include Skyler Bishop, Nick Kelez, James Hibbard , Jackson Stewart , Mike Tillman and Zach Walker. In addition to being

3190-451: Was also named the 2004 Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. Knost won three United States Golf Association events in 2007, joining Bobby Jones (1930) and Jay Sigel (1983) as the only players to do so. In July he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links over Cody Paladino, 6 & 4. In August he won the U.S. Amateur , 2 & 1 over Michael Thompson . In September he represented

3248-445: Was built in 1912, after the first one was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . The clubhouse contains a pub, a dining room, meeting rooms, banquet rooms, guestrooms, a fitness center, a cardio solarium, handball and squash courts, circuit training facilities, two basketball courts, two swimming pools, and a rooftop deck. Bent grass covers the greens. The fairways are a rye and poa annua grass combination. The roughs also have

3306-775: Was coach in 1925. He headed the selection process for the West team and served as the first Coach of the West team which defeated the East by a score of 6-0. He later had a long distinguished career as coach of the Washington State football team and coached in 18 Shrine games. Olympic Club fields a rugby team that participates in the Pacific Rugby Premiership and formerly in USA D1 and in the Rugby Super League . The Pacific Rugby Premiership (PRP)

3364-422: 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. The Cliffs Course opened in 1994 with Jay Morrish and Tom Weiskopf as the course architects. The Olympic Club hosted the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur (won by Sihwan Kim) and

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