Olympic Club Paintings and Prints
The Lake Course, cut through cypress and pine above Lake Merced in San Francisco.
The Olympic Club was founded in San Francisco in 1860 as an athletic club and later took up golf. Its Lake Course, near Lake Merced in the southwest corner of the city, was designed by Willie Watson and built by Sam Whiting. It opened in 1924, and after storm damage Whiting rebuilt it in 1927 in essentially the form it keeps today. Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner restored it in 2023.
The Lake Course runs across a steep hillside that falls toward the lake, and it was once sand dunes. The club planted it with thousands of cypress, pine and eucalyptus trees, and they now enclose nearly every hole. The course has very few fairway bunkers; instead, many fairways slope against the direction of the dogleg, so that a ball has to be shaped against the hill to stay in the short grass. Marine fog and cool ocean air are part of the character.
The Lake Course has a reputation for surprising winners. It has hosted the U.S. Open five times, in 1955, 1966, 1987, 1998 and 2012: Jack Fleck beat Ben Hogan in a playoff in 1955, and Billy Casper came from seven strokes behind Arnold Palmer over the last nine holes in 1966 before winning a playoff. It also hosted the 2021 U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Amateurs in 1958, 1981, 2007 and 2025. The club is scheduled to host the 2028 PGA Championship and the 2033 Ryder Cup.
Linda Hartough's Olympic Club paintings are of the 8th, a par 3 on the Lake Course, including an edition from the 2012 U.S. Open.
The collection holds 3 Olympic Club prints, available as canvas giclées, prints on fine art paper and open edition digital prints, in limited editions, artist proofs and open editions, in sizes from 11"x14" to 36"x60".
The prints
#8 Olympic Club Lake Course
The 8th hole at the Olympic Club’s Lake Course is a demanding par-3 that tests both accuracy and nerve. Playing uphill, the green is well-protected by deep bunkers and subtle slopes that challenge even the best short-game players. With towering trees framing the hole, the 8th is a classic example of Olympic Club’s ability to blend beauty with relentless difficulty.
#8 Olympic Club Lake Course, 2012 U.S. Open Championship
The 8th hole at the Olympic Club’s Lake Course is a demanding par-3 that tests both accuracy and nerve. Playing uphill, the green is well-protected by deep bunkers and subtle slopes that challenge even the best short-game players. With towering trees framing the hole, the 8th is a classic example of Olympic Club’s ability to blend beauty with relentless difficulty.
#8 Olympic Club Lake Course, 2012 U.S. Open Championship
The 8th at the Olympic Club’s Lake Course is a par-3 that demands precision and nerve. Playing downhill to a green surrounded by towering trees and guarded by deep bunkers, this hole is as visually striking as it is challenging. The green’s subtle undulations and the ever-present coastal breezes add layers of complexity, making club selection and accuracy critical.
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