The U.S. Open will return to the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California this week. 2012 marks the fifth time that the course will hold the US Open, as the club previously hosted the Open in 1955, 1966, 1987 and 1998.
The course will play as a par 70 this year and will measure 7,170 yards. The course rating is 76.5, and the slope rating is listed at 145. The course originally opened in 1924 and was designed by Willie Watson. It was heavily modified by Robert Trent Jones in preparation for the 1955 U.S. Open. It has undergone further renovations over the years to keep up with increasing distances by pro golfers.