The Olympic Club - Lake Course

The Olympic Club’s private Lake Course is an 18-hole championship course at its Lakeside property in San Francisco. Gil Hanse and his team completed a substantial renovation in 2023, enlarging greens and fairways, restoring bunkers, and rerouting the seventh hole. Olympic Club current course history.

Quick Facts

The current USGA National Course Rating Database lists the regular Black men’s tees at par 71, 7,024 yards, Course Rating 75.0 and Slope Rating 138. Tournament setups differ from the everyday scorecard. USGA course and tee database.

Course History

William Watson designed and Sam Whiting constructed the original Lake Course, which opened in 1924. It was reworked after storm damage and reopened in 1927. The club completed the Gil Hanse renovation in 2023. The Lake has hosted five U.S. Opens and the 2025 U.S. Amateur. Olympic Club history.

Playing the Course

The renovation expanded the greens by about 35% and fairways by about 25%. The seventh is a newly routed short par 4. A 2025 GolfPass hole-by-hole tour documents how the restored strategic options appear in play.

Know Before You Go

The Lakeside clubhouse is at 599 Skyline Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94132; phone (415) 404-4300. Confirm guest access directly with the club.

Membership and access

The Olympic Club membership page describes an invitation and sponsor process and lists Junior, Intermediate, Active, and Nonresident categories. It does not publish current fees or promise Lake Course privileges for every category. Ask the membership office how a proposed category works at Lakeside. For nearby options, see our San Francisco country club and membership guide.