Olympic Club (Lake)
The main tournaments played at Olympic Club (Lake) are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (130th) (Aug 5-11). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
WGC
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (110th). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (125th) (Aug 11-17). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA; early rounds also on the Ocean course].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (76th) (June 3-6). 19-year-old Yuka Saso (Phil) beat Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) with a 12-foot birdie putt at the third playoff hole, to record her first LPGA Tour and major championship win. Saso, the first Filipino to win the title, was playing in just her third major championship. She tied Inbeen Park (S Kor) as the youngest US Women's Open champion; Park was also aged 19 years, 11 months, 17 days when she won in 2008. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (112th) (June 14-17). Second-placed Graeme McDowell (N.Ire) and Michael Thompson (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time major championship winner Simpson (USA). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (107th) (Aug 20-26). Colt Knost (USA) beat Michael Thompson (USA) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (98th) (June 18-21). Second-placed Payne Stewart (USA) finished 1 shot behind Janzen (USA), who recorded his second major championship win and the last of his eight PGA Tour victories. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
America
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Played as the Tour Championship (Oct 27-30). McCumber (USA) beat Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the last of his ten PGA Tour wins. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
America
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Played as the Tour Championship (Oct 28-31). Second-placed John Huston (USA), Greg Norman (Aus), David Frost (RSA) and Scott Simpson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gallagher (USA). [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (87th) (June 18-21). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Simpson (USA), who recorded his first (and only) major championship win. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (81st) (Sept 1-6). Nathaniel Crosby (USA) beat Brian Lindley (USA) at the 37th hole in the final. Nathaniel is the son of entertainer Bing Crosby. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (66th) (Jun 16-20). Casper (USA) beat Arnold Palmer (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Casper 69 (-1), Palmer 73 (+3). In the final round of regulation play, Casper overcame a seven shot deficit on the last nine holes. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (58th) (Sept 8-13). Charles Coe (USA) beat Tommy Aaron (USA) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (55th) (Jun 16-19). Fleck (USA) beat Ben Hogan (USA) in an 18-hole playoff: Fleck 69 (-1), Hogan 72 (+2). Fleck, a municipal golf course pro from Iowa, prevailed in a playoff to deny the legendary Hogan his fifth US Open title. [Lake course, Olympic Club, nr San Francisco, CA].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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