Yardage
Championship -- 6,826
Regular -- 6,496
Forward -- 6,157 | Course
terrain
Gently rolling |
Primary grasses
Tees -- Poa annua
Greens -- Poa annua
Fairways -- Poa annua | Average
sizes
Greens -- 4,500 sq. ft.
Tees -- 2,000 sq. ft. |
Stimpmeter
rating for member play
(average year-round)
11 | Rounds
per year
40,000 | Course
rating
74.4 | Course slope
140 | Acres
of rough
40 | Acres of fairway
60 | Water
hazards
0 | Sand bunkers
61 | | Course
maintenance | | Soil
conditions
Sandy | Drainage
Good | Green
construction soil mix
Natural colma sand | Source
of water
On-site wells |
Cut for regular play (average year-round)
Fairway
-- 1/2 inch
Green -- 1/8 inch
Rough -- 1 3/4 inches | Irrigation
system
Toro
Tees/Fairways/Greens -- Automatic
|
| | Wildlife
on the course
Rabbit, fox, raccoon, skunk, hawk, raven and quail Superintendent
information
Course superintendent -- John Fleming Education
-- B.A., Philosophy, University of San Francisco, 1963; M.P.A., Public Administration
and Urban Planning, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif., 1969 Years
at this course -- 25
Years as a GCSAA member -- 20, GCSA of Northern
California Chapter Previous positions
-- Jack Fleming Golf Course Design, San Francisco, Calif. Previous
tournament preparation -- All at The Olympic Club: 1991-92 PGA Tour Championship;
1987 U.S. Open; 1981 U.S. Amateur; and five Pacific Coast Amateurs Other
key course personnel
Course architect -- Wilfrid Reid,
1917; Sam Whiting, 1927
Club President -- James A. Drucker
Green
Committee Chairman -- Dr. Ronald C. Marenda
PGA Professional --
James Lucius
Assistant superintendents -- Edward Watson, Robert Lapic,
Michael Senneca, Vincent Keats Miscellaneous
facts
Through May 12, the Bay Area had received 110 consecutive
days of measurable rainfall…While mowing heights and green speeds reached
their maximums in 1987, other tactics can be used to keep scores down. As noted
below, the rough will be higher, the intermediate rough width around the green
will be much narrower, the putting green collar will be narrower and the fairway
width will be reduced by an average of two feet. The type of sand and the maintenance
will also have an impact. Shots landing in the fine, fluffy sand in 1998 will
tend to result in more buried lies...The 1955 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club was
the first to have any appreciable rough. In some areas, the rough was knee deep…The
17th hole will be switched from a par 5 to a par 4, playing at 468 yards. That
is 25 yards longer than 1987…Ninth and 17th fairway angles reshaped by adjusting
cutting height; New 12th championship tee adds 15 yards; 15th hole redesigned
by Morrish & Weiskopf, still par 3…Golf Course Superintendent John Fleming
was a spectator at the 1966 U.S. Open, and served as superintendent in 1987 and
will do so in 1998…The Ocean Course at Olympic Club is located on the San
Andreas fault line.
| Agronomic Feature | 1987
U.S. Open | 1998
U.S. Open | | Green
Speed | 11
ft. | 11
ft. | | Course
Rating | 74.0 | 74.0 |
| Fairway Mowing Height | 1/2
in. | 1/2
in. | | Green Mowing
Height | 1/8
in. | 1/8
in. | | Intermediate
Rough Mowing Height | 2
in. | 2 in. |
| Primary Rough Height | 4
in. | 4 in. |
| Intermediate Rough Width Around
the Green | 6
ft. | 20
in. | | Green Collar
Width | 30
in. | 22
in. | | Bunker
Sand | Coarse/packed | Fine/fluffy |
| Fairway Width | (see
1998) | 2
ft. narrower than 1997 | |
