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The Olympic Club is an athletic club and private social club in San Francisco, California .First named the "San Francisco Olympic Club", [4] 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 . [4]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 CupThe Tour Championship [ edit ]The Olympic Club has hosted two PGA Tour 's season-ending event, Tour Championship , in 1993 and 1994.Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Purse ( $ ) Winner'sShare ( $ ) 1994 Mark McCumber 274 (−10) Playoff Fuzzy Zoeller 3,000,000 540,000 1993 Jim Gallagher, Jr. 277 (−7) 1 stroke David FrostJohn HustonGreg NormanScott Simpson 3,000,000 540,000U.S. Amateurs [ edit ]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 AaronU.S. OpenYear Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Purse ( $ ) Winner'sshare ( $ ) 2012 Webb Simpson 281 (+1) 1 stroke Graeme McDowellMichael 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 read more