Linda Hartough Paints The Olympic Club to Commemorate 2012 U.S. Open Championship

(HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.) - Linda Hartough, world-renowned golf-landscape artist (www.hartough.com), has introduced her new painting, The Olympic Club, 8th Hole, Lake Course in commemoration of the 2012 U.S. Open Championship. The 112th U.S. Open Championship will be played June 14-17 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, marking the fifth time the Open has been held at this legendary venue.


This is Hartough's 23nd painting in her U.S. Open series, commissioned by the United States Golf Association. Offered in a limited edition of 850 prints and an additional 85 artist proofs, each is signed and numbered by the artist.

"The Olympic Club is steeped in beauty, and I truly enjoyed painting the eighth hole," said Hartough, whose paintings and prints grace the collections of golf-art lovers the world over.

Hartough's painting, a classic and elegant rendering, is of the new eighth hole, which has been sculpted into the amphitheater-like hillside beneath the Lakeside Clubhouse. Through her attention to detail and realistic perspective, Hartough captured the dramatic mood and natural beauty of the landscape.

"If you have ever played any of the holes that Linda has painted, you would say to yourself, 'Is that a photograph or a painting?'" said Chris Stein, PGA, Head Golf Professional at The Olympic Club. "The way she captures the terrain, beauty and color is magnificent."

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